The Gift of Tears, by Portly Bard

Ready or Not, Here I Come, by Lorette C. Luzajic (Canada) 2017. Click image for artist site.

The Gift of Tears 

At panic's valley, penchant's peak...
...what you would hide her art will seek
as mirror in which you reveal
what she has found and knows you feel...
 
...confusion as the frame of fear
surrounding what within is clear...
...the azure of an endless sky
where clouds are merely passing by
 
and songs of love are softly heard
as sun unseen by light inferred
that whitens billows even more
of lifting shrouds becoming door
 
through which you'll pass as you accept
the gift of tears that she has wept.

Portly Bard

Portly Bard: Prefers to craft with sole intent...
of verse becoming complement...
...and by such homage being lent...
ideally also compliment.

Ekphrastic joy comes not from praise
for words but from returning gaze
far more aware of fortune art
becomes to eyes that fathom heart. ​

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​Editor's note: This poem is from a very special collaboration between Portly Bard and Lorette. The book, Thinking Inside the Box, features a dialogue in poetry and art, with ekphrastic pairings and a back and forth discussion between the artists on the meaning of painting, poetry, and life. You can get a full colour hardback or paperback copy at Amazon by clicking on the cover image below. 

You can also get a completely free digital copy by scrolling down. When we created this project, we wanted to make it accessible to anyone who was interested in looking at it, as well as having a coffee table and shelf version. 

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