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Evening In The Bluebell Wood

A Short Ekphrastic Sonnet Inspired By The Painting By Angie Livingstone (The Glittering Fox)

By Mike Singleton πŸ’œ Mikeydred Published 6 months ago β€’ 1 min read
"Evening In The Bluebell Wood" By Angie Livingstone (The Glittering Fox)

Introduction

This is my fifty-fourth piece inspired by Angie's incredible work. This is an older painting by Angie, and someone remarked that a lot of my work is ekphrastic, which for ages I didn't know what it means, but here is a clarification:

It is a rhetorical device where a writer vividly describes a visual artwork, aiming to capture its essence and impact.

In this poem, I am trying to bring the painting to life, although Angie has already done that. I was recently having lunch at The Woodside in Doune, and I walked out and saw a stag across the road, but it ran into the trees before I could take a photo.

I have decided on a sonnet with a four-syllable line, and that is quite difficult when you include rhyme. Sometimes seemingly short forms require a lot more mental work.

See Angie's work on Facebook here.

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The music is "Bluebell Wood" by Holy Moly and The Crackers

Evening In The Bluebell Wood

πŸ¦ŒπŸŒΌπŸ’ πŸ¦ŒπŸ’ πŸ¦ŒπŸ’ πŸŒΌπŸ¦Œ

Majestic Stag

And Watching Hare

In The Blue Brack

Does Sit And Stare

πŸ¦ŒπŸ’ πŸ¦Œ

Antlers Gleaming

Shining Moonlight

Bluebells Ringing

A Magic Night

πŸ¦ŒπŸ’ πŸ¦Œ

In The Bluebells

Among The Trees

Hare And Stag Tell

Magic Stories

πŸ¦ŒπŸ’ πŸ¦Œ

In Bluebell Wood

Regal Stag Stood

πŸ¦ŒπŸŒΌπŸ’ πŸ¦ŒπŸ’ πŸ¦ŒπŸ’ πŸŒΌπŸ¦Œ

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  • Calvin London6 months ago

    Very nice, Mike. I liked it. I can see the hare and the stag in the bluebells.

  • Rene Peters6 months ago

    I love this! It's beautiful!

  • Rasma Raisters6 months ago

    How lovely thank you for taking me to the bluebell woods,

  • Call Me Les6 months ago

    Very thoughtful! I love the art. Would be lovely in my collection.

  • Marie381Uk 6 months ago

    The Only word I can’t fit here is stunning ♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️

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