Nothing But A Display
by Rachel Zhang, Korowa Anglican Girls’ School
Years 5 – 6 Ekphrastic Poetry Finalist
‘Still Life with Pear and Insects’ by Justus Juncker (1765)
Amber, rounded and sweet,
Tempting, near perfect,
Yet left to rot in an empty room.
It sits on a cracked dais,
A relief for a hot summer day,
Yet left to gather dust.
Nobles glance past this humble fruit,
Treasured yet nothing but a display,
As its glow fades and flesh decays.
Then a flutter of wings,
And the pear offers its nectar,
To this simple fly.