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Adams Fall (Again)
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Adams Fall (Again) |
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RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533
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"A 15th century statue of Adam by Venetian sculptor Tullio Lombardo crashed to the ground in the Velez Blanco Patio at The Metropolitan Museum of Art sometime Sunday evening, scattering its arms, legs and an ornamantic tree trunk in dozens of pieces." -N.Y. Times 10/9/02. . . . . Perhaps a prattling patron stated the date. Fatigue of five centuries elapse, knowledge that she had stood him up caused his collapse. Though of such pure marble and scholarly sculpting realizes he's smooth but no god. Holding in that perfect hand an offered apple in hopes she'd bite. (it worked once) Maybe he tired of that snake who'd sidled along the grapevine investigative reach too close to his fig leaf. Possibly haughty in the praise of millions he forgot; razing follows raising, the shame of the naked, the pain of the fall. Like chasing Grandma's contact lens at the reunion they seek fragments from the unforgiving floor, numbering the slivers, shards. Instead they should name them: Son of God, Married to the daughter of man, Tender of the garden. Modern hands will employ mortise of mortals, the paste of pride, glue of guilt, cement of the sinners. [This message has been edited by RSWells (10-10-2002 11:24 AM).] |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
RSWells, You do paint well, excellent write, enjoyed. |
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garysgirl  
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Richard, you described this so well. I love your work. Thanks for sharing. With Love To All, Ethel/garysgirl |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
well written... and it leaves the reader to contemplate how indeed this is relative in their own life... well done my friend..well done indeed. |
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Sandpiper Senior Member
since 2002-06-15
Posts 738land of flora and fauna |
Maybe she finally bit, and all that remains of poor Adam are those slivers and shards!  |
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