A Portrait of the Portrait as a Mirror
The portrait morphs toward looking glass
reflecting on the unseen hand
before the canvas
hovering
awaiting instinct
quivering
transfixed by notions
clutching brushes
steeped in dreams
then fluency
as liquid visions
streaming
flowing
drift to semblance beyond place
and
past abstraction
paint a face
which may be yours
or mine.
A Portrait of the Portrait as a Mirror © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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50 words (prompt limit). Abstract Art / Face brevity challenge prompt - link:
https://allpoetry.com/contest/2770111-Abstract-Art-Series--16
Submitted: January 17, 2021