The Stafford Challenge, Day One

I've joined a new poem-a-day project: The Stafford Challenge. This is a commitment to write a poem every day for a year, starting on 17 January. Dedicated to the memory of the late, great poet William Stafford. Here's my first Stafford Challenge poem, an ekphrastic curtal sonnet: Interstellar Whale Wings After Organic Dreams Synthetic Means by Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues (2018) Green translucent fiberglass rods protrude from a sheer wall, shaping a giant whale’s head breaching sideways, the ocean’s surface on its side, waves lapping gently while skewed. The rods form two dragonfly wings as well, cupped together like twin hands holding close a treasure of clear air, soft zephyr winds held in place, invisible crystal ball. Part whale, part dragonfly, she searches space for intelligent life. On Earth she finds                                   none. Then off she goes! —Draft by Vince Gotera    [Do not copy or quote . . . thanks.]   Organic Dreams Synthetic Means by Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues (2018) Iowa State University Friends, won’t you comment, please? Love to know what you’re thinking. Thanks! Ingat, everyone.  ヅ