This was today’s prompt: “Write an ekphrastic poem. According to John Drury's, The Poetry Dictionary, ekphrastic poetry is "Poetry that imitates, describes, critiques, dramatizes, reflects upon, or otherwise responds to a work of nonliterary art, especially the visual." So, I've provided links to two pieces of art, and I want you to pick one (or both) to write an ekphrastic poem.

I really didn’t like either image but chose to go with Pocahontas, Ms. Annie Leibovitz’s photograph of actress Jessica Beil. The following tanka resulted:

run Pocahontas,

miraculous shape shifter.

the headlines will read:

Doe Mauls Shoeless Girl.

Savages Cheer Sinking Ship.