|Poem| Red Turtle

 

Red Turtle

-- To the woman in “Red Interior, Still Life on Blue Table” painted by Matisse (1947)

 

Head upward both arms forward

Delicate plant is stuck in the vase

 

Full moon floating indoors

Woman in the moon smiles gently

Around the red wall and the blue table

Turtle’s back is being cracked, crackling, crackling

 

Note on the Muse:

Matisse was soft but chic using intense colors, and

called Fauvism. I am giving him a turtle as a present.

 

© Ryang Suh, MD 2023.11.09