The Signal
It took all I have
to climb this mountain. Nothing
now but wait for you.
(An ekphrastic haiku inspired by this painting by Lexington artist Wylie Caudill. See more of his work at wyliecaudill.com.)
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Ugh. A whole story
tip of a peak left waiting
for the right ending
Beautiful paining and poem. Love what you’ve done.
or painting.
The painting is so intriguing. Your poem catches its emotion.
I love it. It captures that longing well
very effective, enjoyed it
love the construction of heavy multisyllabic “mountain,” the way “Nothing” ends the second line, the one-syllable words in the last line
spec-tac-u-lar
I love poetry and art. I especially love the two together, the poem brings the painting to life! Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous. The lonely dark figure, waving that flag and waiting. You’ve nailed it – it’s all of us!
This really is perfect. Home run.
Intriguing art and poem. You created such a powerful sense of yearning in so few words. Bravo!
Very nice – the reader wants to be the you!
person’s flag at the top of the mountain read as an invitation.
painting & poem as one