Butler Pennsylvania 47


Butler Face


Didn't I see you once
in a picture by van der Goes
dressed in robes
kneeling before an infant
with your hands folded
in wonderment
at what you saw.

Now you are leaning over
looking with that same fervor
at tarnished silver spoons
under a lamp
at a flea market
on the edge of town,
while underneath the stand
a small electric fan
spins futile warmth
at our December cold.




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Hugo van der Goes
Monforte Altarpiece. 1470
Oil on wood, 150 x 247 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin