As waves crash upon the pier
the black cat keeps watch
in the old man's beard.
Watchers are they,
two of a kind;
the lighthouse keeper
and his sneaky feline.
They forego sleep,
as keepers of the light,
to assure safe passage
for seafarers of the night.
I love both the art and the verse .
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Excellent Ekphrastic poetry, Sue.
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Wow, Sue, I love both the poem and the art…his eyes are so expressive!
What medium did you use?
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Thanks, Ally 😊 I drew the picture on my iPad with the Apple Pencil ✏️ it’s my new favorite medium, Digital Art!
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It’s amazing…
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Amazing art and lovely verse.
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Thanks so much 😊
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My pleasure. 😊
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Beautiful painting, interesting medium (charcoal? pencil? watercolor? mixed med?) – haunting eyes on both the man and the cat. Very expressive, Sue. ❤
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Thanks , Bela. It’s a multimedia piece using my iPad and Apple Pencil. The new digital art apps allow you to combine a variety of mediums!
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That is right! I forgot that I have at least one artistic friend who uses that! Cool. Really lovely. ❤
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I love the cat that is the lighthouse keeper’s friend!
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Your art work is wonderful!
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Thank you😊
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