The Creation of Man
Astonishing power poised,
For the creature on the hilltop.
A sublime...robust arm reaches,
To a feebly...outstretched drooping limb.
A curve of force,
Outlines the arrival of God...as a cloud.
Opposed to the weary expressions of life,
And human lassitude of dust.
A lifeless hand rests on a youthful knee,
The body bent by its own weight,
The head and neck sunken within the shoulders,
A child-like face awaits glorious manifestation.
Upon the shoulders of the Cherubs,
The Creator grows nearer.
His fingertip extends a bit further.
Within an inch from one another,
The life-giving hand descends.
To the recumbent body of Man:
Mortal flesh...awakened by the divine breath.
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Inspired by The Creation of Man/Adam
By Michelangelo
Copyright © Raul Moreno | Year Posted 2010
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