Fountain of the Muses at Brookgreen Gardens
The poet leads the group, heel
pressed into a fish’s head, his
own head turned at an impossible
angle, arm outstretched to receive
an impossible gift from the gods.
He races reckless home, blind
to oncoming dangers. A bluebird
perches in the poet’s right hand;
it’s head is reared back, throating
a song of inspiration or warning.
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Impossible and reckless and blind – wow! And “throating” – what a terrific verb! Marvelous evocation (and interpretation) of the sculpture.
Whoa-great language and word choice. You have frozen this image well!