The man
in Rembrandt's print room
demonstrates exactly
how it was...
...is done.
And in the half light
it is easy to see
the great man
himself
greet the visitor
husky with warmth
tell of this
hellish cold
blow his nose
& show us
the process of print
coming into being
the slight sheen
of perspiration
as he turns
with a curse
the wheel
with hand & foot
and sees his world
materialise
in ink.
Satisified with his mastery
he wipes his nose
the great man
(for the moment)
alive in
this man
with the cold
and with what little
fading light
the window
affords.
Dónall Dempsey
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/man-with-a-cold/
