enraptured oasis

— a poem by chase klavon

empty pockets

fill the gaping valleys

drizzling dollar signs in your eyes

lips stained by rhubarb pie licked dry

sage sings songs to you in the breeze

denim skies drip dandelions like earthy tears

wrap me in an old shirt ship me away

salvage me among the wreckage

who are you?

things have gone blurry so

blurred by the clamor of expensive rings but

things have been quieter these days.

set sail on the seas, please

visit my seashore

slip a hello in between the shadows

for my ears have been leaking lately

I dare you to look at me and say you’re doing fine

without crossing your fingers

crowded skies make way for king-sized lies.

allow me to show you how i

contort myself, make magic in the daylight

twist my bones and wish for home, i’m stranded

on eggshells

cradled by clouds

echoing the sound of the tumbling surf

inching my way back to myself

lone ranger acting alone and feeling lonely.

mirror mirror on the wall,

humpty dumpty had a great fall

René Magritte, Shéhérazade

the above poem was an ekphrasis poem, meaning it is a vivid description of a scene or, more commonly, a work of art. through the imaginative act of narrating and reflecting on the “action” of a painting or sculpture, the poet may amplify and expand what they feel its meaning is.