I wrote this poem about a month ago for a poetry competition and didn’t win. It started as an ekphrastic poem based on a painting. I don’t have permission to share the painting so I’ve made it a stand-alone poem which is what I always do with these challenges. It’s a way for me to write a new poem that I may never have thought of based off an image and what I see in that image. This particular painting was of a winding road with swaying trees, dark skies, and lots of shades of blue.
I hope you like it, and please share your thoughts.
Michele
