The Unconscious -- To the woman in “Dancer in Repose” painted by Matisse (1940) The wall covered by the leaves Before the charcoal canvas A red-haired woman's face is only utterly dashing By the black bottom trying to follow geometric principles The isosceles triangular legs are very fair-and-square, ain’t they? Note on the Muse: Looking at the woman's face in Matisse's painting, although rare, ..
