Saturday, April 27, 2013

<woman>

Woman, Willem de Kooning
<woman>
 </her>
 </she>
 </them>
   <image>
    </mother>
    </sister>
    </other>
      being born
      Into nothing
      You carved
      Me formless
      Yet squawking
      For a shape
      And direction
       <you>
        Seeking me
        In all I am
        Want
        Desire
        Loss
        Am not
         <me>
          Seeking you
          For all you are
          Have been
          Will be
          In loss
          And desire
            <fragment>
               Lost from
               Impelled 
               Towards
               Oneness
               Nothingness
                <life>
                  Full with
                  Longing
                  Empty
                  Of signs
                  Conscious
                  Of nothing
                   <death>
                    Unknowable
                    Limit
                    Of all
                    That is
                    Defining
                    Nothing
             </death>
           </life>
         </fragment>
       </me>
     </you>
  </image>
</woman>

copyright 2013 Charles David Miller. All rights reserved.


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14 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 28, 2013 at 1:38 AM

    Art and poem fit so well together..as if they were born together...for some reason this poem, it's form, it's style brings to mind a Rosetta Stone...code for woman..and what she means to man...does that make sense to you? I love the form !

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  2. EdwardApril 29, 2013 at 7:43 PM

    between mystery and monstrosity, mankind has always looked for symbols and surrenders that match our proximities and longings, season after season, beneath the stars...I like this one...and I agree with Emerald, Rosetta Stone for sure...

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  3. ClaudiaApril 30, 2013 at 3:48 PM

    very interesting form here and i love how you interprete the painting as well.. carved formless yet squawking for direction...full..and empty...there's much open space to fill between the lines...

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  4. UnknownApril 30, 2013 at 5:13 PM

    I like the way this is brought full circle and the form is aesthetically interesting as well as the interpretation of the art... this is so full of self examination and humanity... well done!

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  5. Brian MillerApril 30, 2013 at 5:17 PM

    really interesting charles...i think i was most struck by the carving and squalking for form...direction...unknowable limit of all defining all/nothing as well in the end is a nice contrast of this...i wasnt sure if you were addressing a mother...or a god

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  6. Pat HattApril 30, 2013 at 5:30 PM

    From start to finish there she goes, sure captured much with the close

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  7. brudbergApril 30, 2013 at 5:51 PM

    Fascinating form.. like html code, but perfectly logical...and the closing where you bring it to full circle.

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  8. Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerApril 30, 2013 at 5:56 PM

    I thought the html worked really well--what a creative write

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  9. adanApril 30, 2013 at 7:44 PM

    those nested folders' sequence add a lot of meaning to your whole poem charles, very nice! -










    esp liked,

    "Seeking you
    For all you are"

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    1. adanApril 30, 2013 at 7:45 PM

      opps, looks like that nested sequence didn't post, now that's spooky ;-)

      still very nice piece charles ;-)

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  10. Arron ShillingApril 30, 2013 at 11:25 PM

    hey chaz

    much excitement on entry. I have written some stuff on the psychology of de kooning etc and have turned over his work much, so I was interested to see where you went and I see you are pushing forward with the experimental shapes of last week. it really leaves an impression in rapid fire digestion and elongates with consideration . . . I too was trapped by

    Seeking you
    For all you are
    Have been
    Will be
    In loss
    And desire

    cheers chaz

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  11. kelvin s.m.May 1, 2013 at 5:08 AM

    ...this is woman --- anatomized!

    ...smiles...

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  12. marblesinmypocketMay 1, 2013 at 6:24 AM

    This one seems very spiritual and there is so much meaning packed into so few words. Love the form, too.

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  13. GraceMay 1, 2013 at 9:06 AM

    I see the form again, weaving like a strand, from life to death ~ This is an interesting response to the painting ~

    Have a lovely day Charles ~

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