" Constantin Brancusi took over 3,000 photographs of his atelier.
He told stories after stories of his work. The private lives of his sculptures
& all the objects, furniture he made for himself.
Birds shared his life . . .
(so did his white shepherd dog: Polaire.)"
(title words by Robert Lax)
and text following :
". . . yes, but i keep
remembering
a light in the
eyes of certain
figures in
frescoes
certain figures
in mosaics
that made
me wish
i was living
then
as though
living then
were to
live
forever
some life
some liveliness
in the eye
that seemed
eternal
eternally alive
eternally
infinitely
joyous
& penetrating
(warm with
the warmth
of life
exploding,
even, with
the joy
of life)
yet there
forever
_ A thing that is/ New Poems
Robert Lax
The overlook Press
Woodstock, NY. USA
