I found an egg, smooth and new;
it was warm so I gave it to you –
I wanted to see what you would do.
Flocks of birds surrounded us two,
they dived and swooped and flew
until the sky turned a leaden hue.
You took my hand, so I followed you
to the aquarium at a nearby zoo,
and the flock of birds followed us too.
You had a key, it was silver and new,
which let us in to a steamy stew,
where alien creatures hatched and grew.
Our egg cracked in the peculiar brew,
a dragon was born, it was green and blue,
a child of our love that was pure and true.
Kim M. Russell, 17th April 2025
On the seventeenth day of NaPoWriMo, the daily resource today is a museum I spent a wonderful day visiting some years ago, The Ashmolean in Oxford, where there was a special exhibition about Witchcraft – I even bought a catalogue. I remember the samurai’s ceremonial suit of armour, although I really liked the Egyptian collection.
Today’s optional prompt introduced me to the surrealist painters Remedios Varo and Leonora Carrington, who had a life-long friendship. Our challenge is to write a poem themed around friendship, with imagery or other ideas taken from a painting by Carrington, and a painting by Varo.
I was inspired by ‘The Giantess / Guardian of the Egg’ by Leonora Carrington and By Aquarium by Remedios Varo, which took me to a Doctor Seuss surreal kind of poem.
writing in north norfolk 
So surreal and can I say, romantic? Beautiful poem, Kim!
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Thank you, Jay!
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Hello Kim – I’m struggling to comment on blogs today but persevered here because it was worth it
the egg gift such a potent bond and especially at this time of year
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Ah, thank you for dropping by, Laura.
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“a dragon was born, it was green and blue,” This whole poem is sweet. Surreal, like a dream. And dreamy. You hit the mark like a pro. as always. Love it. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you for reading, Selma.
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Gorgeously surreal, Kim! Love the rhyming tercets throughout. Favorite stanza: “You had a key, it was silver and new, / which let us in to a steamy stew, / where alien creatures hatched and grew.” So vivid and cinematic!
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Thank you, Romana!
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This was magical and how you mastered the rhyme pattern is fun for children too.
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Thank you, Gloria.
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