|Poem| Seven Pears

 

Seven Pears

-- To the Woman in Matisse's Painting "Plum Blossom, Green Background" (1948)

 

Blurry part

Light-scattered part

Green background Christmas tree winter background

Green afternoon Forsythia and apricot flowers blossoming

Acidulous American pears rising here and there sparsely

Cozy red-ink-colored floor

Faint, very faint face

 

Note on the Muse:

I am curious as to why Matisse often refrains from drawing eyes, nose, and mouth on women's faces. Although I have no intention of finding the right answer.

 

© Ryang Suh, MD 2023.07.21