My poem Turning Point received Honorable Mention: 2024 Ekphrastic Poetry Contest, Craven Arts Council, New Bern, North Carolina. The contest was in conjunction with the 2024 Bank of the Arts National Juried Exhibition held at the Craven Arts Council gallery. "This competition showcases the link between different forms of art; the visual and the literary." My poem was paired with the painting Long Way Home by Cara Merritt, which also received an Honorable Mention in the exhibition.
Turning Point
The sea toils as it slowly
makes its way to shore
with waves lapping
as it inches closer.
At the end of its struggles,
its destination reached,
comes a moment of rest –
a time of reflection.
Then on the moon's signal
it is time to begin again,
to reverse course
in this endless cycle.
The sea toils as it slowly
makes its way to shore
with waves lapping
as it inches closer.
At the end of its struggles,
its destination reached,
comes a moment of rest –
a time of reflection.
Then on the moon's signal
it is time to begin again,
to reverse course
in this endless cycle.
— Dan Hardison
