An ekphrastic poem is one based on art. The external link is the painting I based this on.
(First Draft) Kiran's Spotlight.
The crowd sits hushed
as the music begins.
It’s a solo,
Kiran’s spotlight.
The little ballerina dances.
Pliés, pirouettes, grand jetés.
She trips and gets back up,
going on with the routine,
faking the smile for the audience.
She moves to the music’s waltz
getting back the lost rhythm.
She has another big jump
landing it this time.
Her smile is true.
She does her big finish
a fouetté en tournant,
spinning a dizzying amount.
She jumps on her toes then
Slowly moves her feet.
She purposely falls to the floor
Landing in a split before moving again
She sits in the ending pose
As the music
comes
to a
gentle
stop.
(Second Draft) This version was workshopped in my poetry class.
The crowd sits hushed
as the music begins.
Kiran’s spotlight.
The little ballerina dances.
Pliés, pirouettes, grand jetés.
She trips and gets back up,
going on with the routine,
faking the smile for the audience.
She moves to the music’s waltz
getting back the lost rhythm.
She has another big jump
landing it this time.
Her smile is true.
She does her big finish
a fouetté en tournant,
spinning and spinning and spinning.
She jumps on her toes then
Slowly moves her feet.
Landing in a split before moving again
She sits in the ending pose
As the music comes to a
gentle stop.
Here is the FINAL REWRITE:
Kiran's Spotlight
The crowd sits hushed
as the music begins.
Kiran’s spotlight.
The little ballerina dances.
Pliés, pirouettes, grand jetés.
She trips and gets back up,
going on with the routine.
Just smile for the audience.
Getting back the lost rhythm,
she’s graceful to the music’s waltz.
She has another big jump
landing it this time.
Her smile truer.
A grand finale,
the fouetté en tournant,
spinning and spinning and spinning.
She jumps on her toes once
And slowly slides her feet.
Landing in a split before moving again
She sits in the ending pose
As the music
comes to a
gentle stop.
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Overbooked
PoetryOverbooked is a collection of poems, flash fiction, and anything else I deem fit to share. Some poems elude to others of my works, some I haven't shared. Enjoy.
