Face -- To the woman in Matisse's "Smiling Face" (1951) Light and dark Half and half Eyes rivetted Brr One of the eyebrows is longer Saying some things unceasingly The sailboat lips The sound of the wind now Note on the Muse: Matisse's women oftentimes look downward in the paintings. This woman looks at me, eyes wide open. As if smiling a little. © Ryang Suh, MD 2023.07.31