Jasper Ekphrastic, by Chris Daly

The Seasons, by Jasper Johns (USA) 1987

Jasper Ekphrastic

the hand in the clock
is from leonardo
the duck is from the funny
papers the circles in front
of the man within are from
fredericks of west hollywood
the lean is from italy
the head is from the u.s.
marine corps barber shop
the flags are from a
private collection the directional
arrow is from pyhthagoras
the rain is from a cloud
near the atlantic coast
south of the mason dixon
line time is the present
a day off certain patterns
are from the Indians the
east & from sewing
the squares are from
some nearby hicktown
the snowman is from
yesteryear likewise the
chalice or goblet
the sea horse is from
a lost world the triangle
and the pitcher are french
the mona lisa is from
indiana the stars are from
drugstore counters the
bricks are from a shithouse
good old boys supplied the
rope the leaves are from
whitman the dick is frank
o’hara’s the ladder is
miro’s the nail is from
freud’s 3 contributions
to the theory of sexuality
the mess is related to a
healthy testosterone level
the casual neurosis is
due to luck the colours are
straight from the heart
the skull & crossbones is
from a sunken ship off the
outer banks the branches
are from an early mondrian
the man is around the house

Chris Daly

​This West Coast author is olde school literary bum who has published in various magazines and journals, most of them gone.