Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Venus

One of my favorite goddesses. "Venus" (paint-acrylic) This is really old. 1999? I should really do another one now...

2 comments:

Unknown said...

O swiftly, re-light the flame
before the substance cool,

for suddenly we saw your name
desecrated; knaves and fools

have done you impious wrong,
Venus, for venery stands for impurity

and Venus as desire
is venereous, lascivious,

while the very root of the word shrieks
like a mandrake when foul witches pull

its stem at midnight,
and rare mandragora itself

is full, they say, of poison,
food for the witches' den.

Swiftly re-light the flame,
Aphrodite, holy name,

Astarte, hull and spar
of wrecked ships lost your star,

forgot the light at dusk,
forgot the prayer at dawn;

return, O holiest one,
Venus whose name is kin

to venerate,
venerator.

-"Tribute to the Angels" HD

Leighton (AKA "Leigh") said...

I remember this painting you did at the kitchen table. :o) I like this one! You made it prettier than the picture!