Ekphrastic

A form of writing, usually poetry, which references another art from, usually visual.

Van Gogh's //A Pair of Shoes//

I. Tired and Worn from years of walking.

Laces, like worms, dig their way through the cracked, starving leather desert.

contributed by Emily Matia



Leaves of lace, gently stirring and softly rustling, in a cool stream of mountain breeze. Of the noble trees standing firm, never swaying, watching over the countryside below.