Long Artbody Poems
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The canvas is painted in ochres and browns
Suggesting a figure, the staircase coming down
Be it masculine or feminine is for your mind to see
The artist’s title denotes it descends in nudity.
The body parts are not displayed so exact
Demonstrating movements that appear somewhat abstract
Stare as long as you like at the naked body parts
It now hangs in Philadelphia at the Museum of Art.
The name of this Modernist display is recognized by many
Although knowing what it looks like – you may not find any
“Nude Descending a Staircase, no 2” is a title known well
Painted by Marcel Duchamp in nineteen and twelve.
Although some will be disappointed when they finally take a look
This painting is a masterpiece in my artistic book.
http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/51449.html
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