Josh Keyes

Wonderful paintings by Josh Keyes at http://www.joshkeyes.net/paintings.htm.....

Scorch II
30"x40", acrylic on panel, 2009

Thunder
40"x30", acrylic on canvas, 2008

Incubate
30"x40", acrylic on panel, 2009

The Emperor of Ice-Cream

The Emperor of Ice-Cream

BY WALLACE STEVENS

Call the roller of big cigars,

The muscular one, and bid him whip

In kitchen cups concupiscent curds.

Let the wenches dawdle in such dress

As they are used to wear, and let the boys

Bring flowers in last month's newspapers.

Let be be finale of seem.

The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.

Take from the dresser of deal,

Lacking the three glass knobs, that sheet

On which she embroidered fantails once

And spread it so as to cover her face.

If her horny feet protrude, they come

To show how cold she is, and dumb.

Let the lamp affix its beam.

The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.

New Work- Feral Engines