Ekphrasis and Peter Pan

In my Creative Writing class we are learning about Ekphrasis, where you write a poem from a painting, photograph, sculpture, or any other kind of artwork. The poem can be descriptive, a story of what's going on, or basically anything you want. It's actually pretty fun (but this coming from an English major!), and I recommend you trying it. Here's one I did for class:

    Dreamworld                                                            
                                             

As if in a dream

I hear a knock on the window of my heart.

The one who never grows old has come for me.

“Come fly away with me” he says.

So I jump out into the unkown,

my hand held tightly in his.

I gaze at the world below me

sleeping through the wonders just over the stars.

The one who never grows old

takes me far beyond,

beyond the grayness and quietness

to a place where only dreams come true.

Light, laughter, and love

fill my eyes

and I never want to leave

this terrifying adventure.

When the fantasy is over

and I am safe in my soul,

I can still hear his whisper, “come fly with me.”

I eagerly grasp his hand once more and

leave this dreamworld behind. 

-The painting is by Max Lucado. He has done a lot more Disney paintings which are beautiful.