NaPoWriMo (Day 9): Out to sea (a nonet) – and more

 
For the month of April, I’m writing a poem a day from prompts on https://www.napowrimo.net. You can click on the headlines (Day One, etc) to view/add comments. There’s also a list of participants’ sites below the site header.

Day 9

Because it’s a Saturday, I thought I’d try a prompt that asks you to write in a specific form – the nonet! A nonet has nine lines. The first line has nine syllables, the second has eight, and so on until you get to the last line, which has just one syllable.
 

Out to sea

We set sail in the chill, sinking rain,
under lightning rays of pure white,
our small boat unfit for storm.
Silver stars blink and wake –
they echo our dreams.
The moon is dressed,
crossing the air
without a
care.

And some poems inspired by famous paintings... 

The scream

A single scream kidnaps blank space,
tears the middle out of the blue
of the sea writhing below,
cuts through sheer atmosphere,
here on this wood bridge,
the planks heaving
with the weight
of this
cry.
 
 
Starry night over the Rhone
 
Stars gather, coast across the night sky,
drifting on strings invisible,
shed yellow tears, drip, drip down.
Candles burn in windows,
on waves shimmer,
dance far out,
seeking
truth.
 
 
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I
 
Adele rises from the earth in gold,
a patchwork of luminescence.
Her pale face invites us in.
The black eyes in her frock
blink questions at us.
Beauty stays true,
glistening,
brings us
calm.

Copyright Vickie Johnstone, April 9, 2022