Wednesday, September 12, 2018

WEZELAAR TRIPTYCH


Unmistakably, that is a fireman's hat
Jauntily clapped on Jesus’ head.
He's also put on Hermes' sandals.
He leans on a shovel at an angle
So perilous it is a miracle
He doesn't fall down. He has found
Some sort of vase or bottle and gestures
With a kong and boneless hand
At a kneeling woman who is begging
That Jesus spare the bottle's life.
To the right, black-hooded women
And a homunculus in a white dress
Look off into the middle distance.
To the left, a crowd of kneeling men
Wonder just how long they must kneel.

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