Nude Descending a Staircase

Toe upon toe, a snowing flesh,
A gold of lemon, root and rind,
She sifts in sunlight down the stairs
With nothing on. Nor on her mind.

We spy beneath the banister
A constant thresh of thigh on thigh—
Her lips imprint the swinging air
That parts to let her parts go by.

One woman waterfall, she wears
Her slow descent like a long cape
And pausing, on the final stair,
Collects her motions into shape.

X.J. Kennedy

What a beautiful poem :) I see her walk those stairs with shadows hide her face...ad I think she walks up... Great post Angil :) EvaLizette · 2011-11-04: 08:30

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LOL @ She sifts in sunlight down the stairs / With nothing on. Nor on her mind." :-) but i'm disappointed that you're only delivering the minor interesting part of the title's two nouns... mawey · 2011-11-04: 09:40

This image is a metaphor for life, you go up the stairs or down, the most fortunate use the elevator! :-! deandrade · 2011-11-04: 11:22

Un merveilleux poème. Dans la vie on monte, on descend et comme le dit deandrade les plus chanceux prennent l'ascenceur. Bravo Antonio josy63 · 2011-11-04: 16:08

beutiful in every way!!!! InaLina · 2011-11-05: 08:40

tricky...light or dark, to descend or ascend! at times we're confronted with such dichotomies. I like this post, tickles my curiosity. Lovely poem too! And if the title's not merely a rhetorical question, I'd say it's up. (yes?) globetrotdreamer · 2011-11-05: 10:25

I like the final line...so perfectly expressed :-) I have a feeling that you're fond of stairways..hahahah....beautiful lighting in this photo...I also love how the lighting from a window affects the symmetry of objects and the distortion as well! KatysPassionata · 2011-11-05: 12:00

If the post from yesterday was for me perhaps your best shot... I have to say... THIS ONE is really the best one (till now). You improve a lot... Congrats. For me this is another FP unreal · 2011-11-05: 13:19

nice capture,lovly poem can only agree with unreal! InaLina · 2011-11-05: 16:52

Up the down staircase! ????? · 2011-11-06: 03:48

Esta é para mim a tua melhor fotografia até agora. Esta e a última estão nos favs... e se calhar um dia na parede :) renatomartins · 2011-11-06: 03:55

se for como a nossa situação económica é para baixo... LG · 2011-11-06: 11:22

Love it. Makes the idea of infinity. Infinite ascent or infinite descent? haha :)) YUKJA · 2011-11-09: 17:56