|Poem| Autonomic Nervous System

 

Autonomic Nervous System

-- To the woman in Matisse's painting "In the forest" (1922)

 

Part of the forest, whole forest, cool forest

The trees are tall So cool, isn't it?

To the blue sky between the trees

Spirit is flying about

Spirit that flies freely without wings

Woman’s mind reading a book sitting on a flesh-colored blanket in the forest

 

Note on the Muse:

Matisse often draws women very small on canvas. 

In the painting, a woman flies up in the sky to get the

lowdown of the autonomy shown by nature. We all do this.

 

© Ryang Suh, MD 2023.07.23