the girl with petals in her hair
died smelling sweet but in despair
the girl had lightening in her eyes
and thunder struck her lovers' cries
the girl whose name is sugar and spice
drips honey for lovers then kills them thrice
the girl who added moon to sky
loved thirteen times before she died
the stout-stemmed girl refused to shout
but thrashed about and threw other girls out
Today, Hedgewitch, over at Imaginary Gardens with Real Toads posted some intriguing pictures by the French artist, Odilon Redon and gave us an ekphrasis challenge. I chose the mysterious Head on a Stem, a 'noir' by Odilon Redon. The form was inspired by Shay, AKA Fireblossom, who did a poem awhile back that was a series of 2 liners using 'the girl' to start each couplet- I loved it and use it here with all credit to her.
