William Blake’s When the Morning Stars Sang Together
Out of a grey-washed whirlwind
Imagination stands
against a blue star-clad sky ‐
Four spirits reach
A bearded god with outstretched arms,
cruciform,
perches on a veil of clouds
Are you Apollo to his right,
guiding a chariot pulled by four
prancing steeds,
light shooting from your head?
And Artemis, the twin, on his left?
Her coiled dragons in darkness wait
Her moonlit crescent crown shines the way
Beneath them all
The pleading eyes of Job who asked, “Why?”
(The poetry of William Blake has always intrigued me, but I just
discovered his art. The blending of myth and bibical story
in his art should not have surprised me, but it did.)
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That last couplet and it’s question is going to stick with me. I also really like the blending of mythologies/belief systems in this.
Thank you, P.C. Myth seems to follow me, or I follow it. I haven’t quite decided which is true.🌹
Oh! Another ekphrastic from you! Yes!
You created a clear picture in my mind of this scene and added a depth of understanding/your interpretation of the situation and the wondering “why?”
BEAUTIFUL.
Thank you, Michele! I latched on to Ephrastic this week. I don’t know how far it will take me on this writing journey, but for now, I’m grateful!