The Invitation, paper collage, 2020
the crow, the shunted earth a detestable paradox, i’d say a man, the shadow of a man could have been anyone. i am troubled by his stillness, his lethargy of mind a woman, face like an amber moon begins to move & wonders if she is a messenger or a fool outside her window, the blue desert cries harvest & black tide. she eats of the vine & dances with wild mechanical air watch her arms full of silver watch her hips & what they say of me shifting greedily amid meadows incalculable stiffly opposing their arrival
I originally shared this collage in September 2020. (It was on the homepage for awhile, so some of you might remember it.) As I was sifting through artwork trying to frame a concept around this poem, I felt The Invitation was an appropriate fit. So I’m sharing it again.
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8 responses to “The Invitation”
And I, for one, am glad that you did. Lovely stuff.
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Thank you, Nick.
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Wonderful! Love the imagery.
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Thank you very much!
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I love the collage…so much there. And “i am troubled by his stillness, his lethargy of mind” is a line that lingers for me…who is he and can I wake him? And “a woman…wonders if she is a messenger or a fool” lingers for me as well. I trace the woman in the collage with my fingers hoping she will turn around… a messenger or a fool…both found in us all..
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Agreed. And I love your analysis. Exploring the unknown, the possibilities, in interactions like this can be great fun…and often very revealing.
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I remembered the collage, and couldn’t remember the poem. I wondered if I had forgotten it. Then I read the end, so now I know. And I certainly agree. Good fit.
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Thank you, friend. Happy you like it. I don’t mess with visual art nearly as much as I write poetry, so when they end up complimenting each other I very much consider it a “happy accident.” 🙂
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