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Narcissi and Violets\/Fleurs du Printemps, by Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Millet
Sourced from Wikimedia Commons<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ekphrastic poetry doesn’t have a set structure but it’s all about description. It’s come to mean a detailed look at a piece of art but started by being just about describing something in beautiful specific detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Nod to the Narcissus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When winter draws long and the days are bleak
The grasses wither and die
There’s no color in an unbroken streak
Just bare earth, bare trees, bare sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then early on, when spring’s first light
Caresses on the ground,
The narcissus bursts forth, tall and bright,
To let its joy resound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No subtle hue, no dainty blush,
This flower does not hide,
But bold in its primernal rush
Opens yellow petals wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While on the ground, green leaves reach out
And open golden eyes.
The violet wakes not with a shout,
But sees spring with surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it that time? Are we awake?
Can we come out to play?
Then sprawling out, more sun to take
They revel in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These early flowers brave the chill
And sometimes even frost
Of early spring, when winter still
Has not its tight hold lost<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But slowly, like ink dropped upon
A paper blank and white
The color leaks out and ere long
The land is glowing bright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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