Alexej von Jawlensky: Still Life with Flowers and Oranges (1909), by Clint Margrave

Still Life With Orange Flowers, by Alexej von Jawlensky (Russia) 1909

Alexej von Jawlensky: Still Life with Flowers and Oranges (1909)
 
Yes, there is still life
in this still life. 
 
But not even the painter 
can stop time. 
 
Fruit and flowers
perish quickly. 
 
Soon the pink pot
holds only dirt. 
The blue plate’s empty. 
The orange cup dry.
 
Petals fallen 
on the green table.  
This black vase polished 
like a casket. 

Clint Margrave

Clint Margrave is the author of two poetry collections Salute the Wreckage (2016) and The Early Death of Men (2012), both published by NYQ Books. His debut novel, Lying Bastard, has just been released from Run Amok Books. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.