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-- To “Reader on a black background” by Matisse (1918)

 

An apple on the head A peach on the head

Leaves A few leaves Muggy indoors in the afternoon Indoors

Wherever the book opens, white, white, snowy white piece of paper

The woman stops thinking with eyes cast down sideways

Right thumb laid between the leaves of the book The light thumb

 

Note on the Muse:

Reading a book is a movement as is stopping to read while reading a book for a while. Both are movements.

 

© Ryang Suh, MD 2023.07.09