The South Window

Given the size of the frame

And the dusty green and brown

Rhomboids, there’s a Cézanne feel,

Complete with motionlessness,

Complete with orderliness.

Now how much meaning is there,

Now that you’ve dropped in Cézanne?

A lot more, if you’re the sort

Who’s thought often of Cézanne,

None, if Cézanne’s a strange name

To you, a foreign language.

Just what is a Cézanne feel?

The window frame can’t contain

Any meaningful essay,

But you are the south window.