Wednesday, June 20, 2018

SHARD


There are no cameras in 1189 so the artist
Does his best to paint what he sees: an angel
Without a head attempting to build
A very small cathedral.

                                                   Some angels
Are unfamiliar with bodies, making them
When they need to out of what's available.
This one has put a big shard of pottery
Where his head should be. Folks in Reims
Can accept shardhead angels, though they wonder
Why this one carries a mandolin on his back
Which he never plays.

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