cryptic ekphrastic triptych

Standing in the Shadows, by Rick Mobbs

(body – the left panel)
strength builds into light,
body poised for motion, flight –
shadows are silent

Portrait of Nanda, by Rick Mobbs

(mind – the right panel)
shadows are silent
but the heavy evening room
is full of voices

fibonacci, by Rick Mobbs

(one – the center panel)
body,
mind,
writer, reader.
candle and flame,
we each create the other
and in turn are re-created in endless spiral.

What’s ekphrasis? What’s a triptych? What’s a fibonacci poem? (Note that my fibonacci poem counts by words, not syllables. Nobody’s perfect :-)

I linked this poem to the readwritepoem blog, where there is a weekly poetry “prompt” inviting people to submit poems on a new theme each week. This week’s theme was to write an ekphrastic poem inspired by these three paintings created by artist Rick Mobbs. (You can read other poets’ submissions on the theme at the blog too. You can see more paintings and learn about Rick on his own blog.)