Poetry Friday--Ekphrastic Tanka

In November I wrote about an online anthology, Ekphrastic Tanka, edited by Patricia Prime. I included an example of my own ekphrastic tanka, which I never got around to submitting. I have yet another in my files to share with you today.

The painting is by Gustav Klimt, "Adele Bloch-Bauer I" (1907).

© Diane Mayr, all rights reserved. Art courtesy ibiblio.org.

Here's the text alone:

the use of gold
is no replacement for
inner glow
our time would have been
better spent laughing

She doesn't look happy, nor healthy with all that gold, does she? Poor Adele.

The Poetry Friday Round-Up for today is taking place at No Water River. Stop by and say hello to Renee!