“nude Descending A Staircase” Poem by Ben Gieske
“nude Descending A Staircase”
____nothing glamorous, a lady
_____ walking down the stairs
______ what women do every day
_______ in any house
________ descending
_________ no Jacob’s ladder
__________ this “angel” of flesh
___________ “gift” of God to males
____________ dreaming
_____________ Dare we think we’re so special?
______________ She’s the/
_______________ artist, the/
________________ teacher, the/
_________________ creator, the/
__________________ goddess
___________________ in our midst
____________________ May Spring time come
_____________________ for this revelation
The increasing length of the caesuras attach a sense of anticipation to touch the divine. Excellent
Ben, Love your staircase. Great poem with very evoking imagery.
Another brilliant poetic depiction of a painting...I love the artistic form that you have used....
great homage to Marcel Duchamp. It's not X.J. Kennedy, but you have a very fine piece here, I added it to my favorites.
You are a great artitist indeed.. this again is a very imaginative work of art.. good, something different... love shan
You're so artistic and innovative in your works Ben.Woman descending a staircase, man ascends to their inner needs, to be honest.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Such clever use of form to create a full expression in this poem, and the lovely perception of the woman as divine beauty in motion.