Painting by Wendy Winbeckler
on a painting newly ascribed to leonardo of vinci
This is she of whom we spoke
whose character doth alter
in proportion with our closeness to her
unlike an image: which is fixèd
certainly, and changeth not
if we come near or stand afar
This one is she who changeth
as we change, who is all hurry
towards us when we approach
yet turneth chill when from her
we strive for our souls’ sake
to move a little off. She knoweth
all things we ponder, all wishes
we endure within our hearts
she knoweth well, and from us
turneth only a little bit aside—
still close—and peereth calmly
at quiet distances she alone can see.
Robert Kelly
Posted over on Ready Steady Book
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