
Apples and orange, by John Lyons
Apple and orange
What have we here
a painting of three
two alike and one non
representing
the fruit of life :
nothing concords
with art
and words
are not replicas
the paint is unique
neither good nor bad
just of itself
as is love
neither one thing
nor another
merely itself
and there is texture
and feinted shadows
and a ripeness
that goes to the core
but this is life
apples and orange
trying to capture life
availing itself
of the materials to hand
love that extemporizes
that is love
that exists beyond
the realm of times
love that shifts its shape
and its complexion
but is always original
because repetition
is a myth created
by Plato since there is
nothing old under the sun
and love is evolution
and constant innovation
and art couldn’t care less
or give a damn
for anything else
except love
John Lyons