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Cezanne's the Basket of Apples
it's all about perspective
illusion held in place, solidly
visually suggestive of reality
who are you
to argue with what's in front of you?
they're tumbling
don't fall backwards!
is it chaos by arrangement?
there is order and insanity on display
what of the folds?
how the shadows flock
not every shadow
holds an object above it
nor should it
the composition is to
unnerve
unsteady
create interest in the
uninteresting
the success of the endeavor phenomenal
you played with angles
edges
and imperfection
if I stamp my foot the whole thing may
fall
so I sit quietly and observe
as intended
I tilt to accommodate the slants
they tilt to challenge
why is there a standoff in such an unlikely place?
don't be fooled by apples
keep your footing
take your paces
and look again
the painting has got the better of me
I have no wish to join that feast
but I stand and stare
shifting from foot
to foot
trying to make sense of abstract reality that I could almost touch
I'll walk away
perhaps recognizing
interpretation isn't always accurate portrayal
it's never possible
to see both sides of the apple
if neither you nor the apple move
the bottle could reflect
what is out of sight
but answers don't lie there
I know it's misrepresentation
without mistake
but I don't know why
and there is no one around to ask
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