Writing Assignment 1_Ekphrasis Poem: Road in the Foot

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Reality:
A cyclist rides through the morning light in Richmond Park in London on September 23, 2014. (Rob Stothard/Getty Images)

Change: 
A cyclist is riding in fog, or mist. The harder he peers the harder it is to see, but he still advances bravely. It suggests that on our road of advance we are bound of difficulties, as long as you firmly look at the front, face them and advance bravely, then you won’t lose, because it is clear that road in the foot. 

Poem: 

Road in the Foot

He cycled in the mist

with wheels rotated by turns－

once, twice, never stop.

He was halted on moving

and is being kept 

on the road toward the distance.

Only leaving a black figure

with a blurring setting

and a hidden face. 

Is it hardly to see?

It doesn’t matter, as long as－

looking at the front.

He was scared.

Really? But－

he was still advancing.

Will he lose?

No, he won't, because－

road in the foot.


Maybe this one is better:

Road in the Foot

He cycled in the mist

with wheels rotated by turns－

once, twice, never stop.

He was halted on moving

and is being kept 

on the road toward the distance.

Only leaving a black figure

with a blurring setting

and a hidden face. 

It is hardly

to see the front.

He was looking at the front.

It is hardly

to see the front.

He was still advancing.

The front was full of haze. I swear.

I can only see－

road in the foot.