Rodin, "The fallen Caryatid"
Atlantid under
Entablature, our
World, a moment.
A moment has no
Thought in it, shorter
Than neural synapse,
Irreducible and yet seeks--
Fallen or not --an astragal
Of light and life composing
Souls in history, our inquiry:
What are we?
What can we be?
The eternal mystery of life is life.
ReplyDeleteDear Joanne, It's grand question that carries us always into the future. I suspect the Biblical Logos --the Word-- was an interrogative.
DeleteA new record for me - had to look up the meaning of four - FOUR - of the words within these thirteen lines :)
ReplyDeleteHowever, now I know four things I didn't know a few moments ago.
But I still don't know the answers to your questions . . .
0_Jenny, I was driven by the statue of the woman fallen under her stone, a sensitive piece for a prehistoric atomic Pteranodon...oops, that was RODAN. I meant Auguste RODIN. Now THERE was a thinker. Not knowing the answers means you're in pursuit of them --and you are human.
DeleteFriend Geo. I am the woman falling beneath the rock on her shoulder … I am saying this because of my grand mother Maria … I never got to meet her as she died in 1945 … 45yars old ... somewhere in some prison camp in Siberia … A survivor woman told me that she saw Maria carrying rocks … all day … no purpose … just carrying and piling rocks … and when that pile was piled up she was made to pick rocks from the same pile and make another pile … over there … My mother/ her daughter still does not know this … and I will tell her this. Love, cat.
ReplyDeleteDear Cat, the knowledge of your grandmother's servitude and the fallen caryatid connect two unmanageable burdens. Rodin's work often examined strength and courage in distress. He certainly saw enough of it in his lifetime.
Delete… and I will NOT tell her this … c.
DeleteKind Cat, Understood.
DeleteI was going to say, I feel that rock (only on the other shoulder) but I'm 49 and a healthy free woman, so a bit of muscle ache seems paltry now. So hugs for everyone! xx
DeleteThanks Lisa. Your freedom of thought and expression is exceptional, and I sure appreciate that. Our parts as pillars holding up the storeys of the world sometimes stagger us, but yes, are worth it.
DeleteRodin's work can be seen as it was at the beginning of its creation, leading to the current observations. My post has much to say about this as well. Where a journey is started and...
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan. As an artist who addressed the challenges, blows and triumphs in life, Rodin was a most articulate sculptor.
DeleteArresting sculpture, and an arresting poem!
ReplyDeleteDear Elizabeth, You know it is spring here and daily, Sacramentans risk arrest for being too springy. Rodin was wise to avoid the season in this city.
DeletePurrfect. Especially the last three lines.
ReplyDeleteMost kind, Sandra. Thanks!
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