Arabica offspring whirling
In mug pool rousing
Java spirits – lithe steamy dancers surfacing a
Choreography of serpentine
Curls and swirls;
Clasping, fusing
In the cool crisp January air
Before wafting to the window,
In time to hitch a ride
On North Wind’s caravan.
Ellen exchanged her corporate heels for paintbrushes and had since embarked on a journey from Singapore to Thailand as a self-taught artist. When she is not painting, Ellen enjoys going on solitary walks in woodlands and along beaches where Nature's treasure trove impels her to document her findings and impressions using the language of poetry. Her works have recently been published in The Ekphrastic Review and Nature Writing. Others are forthcoming in The Pangolin Review and The Tiger Moth Review.
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