|Poem| Red Fish

 

Red Fish

-- To the woman in “Goldfish and Sculpture” painted by Matisse (1912)

 

Easily penetrated by light

Deep sea Deep blue Sky blue deep sea

In the water tank conch-colored water beam is searching vertically

I see three red fish swim slowly

Blue flowers, red flowers blooming next to the water tank

The woman is putting her arm behind her back

Swiftly crossing the deep blue sky

 

Note on the Muse:

The inside of the room Matisse painted is cozy as inside the sea.

Goldfish seem to be not moving around, but it is not the case.

 

© Ryang Suh, MD 2023.08.18