Lessons from the Statutary
The closer to the torso, the better. Endangered: fingers in a point,nosetips, every blooded sword,the knife’s ricasso, the cupid’s bow of lips,a Roman nose, the dog’s upturned gaze, the placid expression, the fierce.Toes hidden beneath sandals fare better: Every mother knows this.Somewhere, a breeze so strong it stirs the stone robe’s folds.Imperial porphyry: Understandthat of …