Will you gift me with shadow
wings that uncontain my soul?
Will you scatter me like stars,
wonder me, constellate me?
Will you expand me soaring,
wind me in spiraled orbits,
weave me whole, astral, bewinged?
A pleiades poem for Laura at dVerse. This is a distilled revision of a poem I wrote in 2016 and the artwork I did to accompany it.
K. 
delightful and you could be questioning anyone … lover, the universe …
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Thanks Kate. I do like the question form.
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it makes us think which is great!
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Ooh, this is mystical! I love the out-of-the-box verbing!
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Thanks!
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WOW, so innovative and beautiful ❤
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Thanks Lucy.
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‘Will you gift me with shadow
wings that uncontain my soul?
What a wonderful wish! I love the artwork too. Celestially inspired!
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Thanks Ingrid. If I return as another creature I want to be a bird.
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Ah, this is so lovely, Kerfe. Thank you.
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Luv how you verbed those nouns
Bravo
Thanks for dropping by to read mine
Much🖤love
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Thanks Gillena.
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Thanks Robbie. The stars are always inspiring.
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This is lovely, Kerfe, it soars and orbits.
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Thanks Jane. The original was done for one of your prompts way back when.
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Oh! I’m proud to have provided a bit of the inspiration then. It’s beautiful.
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Your prompts were very inspiring. You always find the best art.
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I don’t have an eye for modern or concrete, performance or any other art that needs explanation. It’s the same with words. If the words don’t make sense, I don’t read them.
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I think abstraction is difficult for ekphrastic writing, although I do a lot of abstract illustrations for my words. It’s easier in reverse I guess.
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Abstraction is so personal it either sparks something that possibly the painter never thought of, or it says nothing at all. Same for the words…
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The question form really emphasises the message! Very beautiful :))
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Thanks!
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Another wonderful word that is rarely used these days, Kerfe – ‘wayfaring’, probably because not many people travel on foot now. I love the questions and the use of unusual verbs and verbified nouns in ‘wings that uncontain my soul’ and ‘constellate me’. The final lines are psychedelic.
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Thanks Kim. The cosmos does that to us.
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I do like the combination of your art and words – and the whole questioning in the poem on the word ‘Will’ whereby the questioner seems to be oblivious to her/his own will!
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I hadn’t noticed that aspect, but that’s true. Thanks Laura.
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Cool write…love your questions and active verbs!!
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Thanks Lynn. I’m always full of questions!
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A poem that questions the reader and the heavens. I think we all hope for wings…well done
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I think that’s true. Thanks.
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Love you managed to write the poems as questions.
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Thanks Bjorn. Questions seem to be a natural form for me.
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Great abstracts to accompany your poem, K!
Hank
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Thanks!
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Well written in the collages we are wonderful.
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Thanks Rob.
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I love the approach of asking questions here….
wind me in spiral orbits — I like the idea of these words. It reminds me of a whirlagig, if you know what that is. Sometimes I look at those blowing in the wind and think if I could be one of those, I would just fly up into the clouds and enjoy a spectacular day 🙂
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Thanks Lillian. That sounds good to me too.
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How did I miss this one? The first two lines set the stage for the marvelous action that follows.
“Will you gift me with shadow
wings that uncontain my soul?”
Oh the idea there!
I love the collage figures, the golden satyr and the winged shadow. Bella! So many good ideas springing forth!
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Thanks Jade. The cosmos is always rife with good ideas.
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Yes, if you can coax them out to play.
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