Almost surreal painting c.1505
‘The Annunciation’
It was as good as I could find
To staunch the flow of the world
As good as I could want
On the second day I finally noticed
The white blur of the dove
Up in the left corner and the single
Gold thread spinning from Gabriel’s head
I could feel the enormous respect
They both have for one another
But it’s what is there between them
And the central object of the painting
The 3-D effect of the light that caught me
Falling through the far window
Into the empty room behind them
Like the sun into her womb
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