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Poetry for Aequanimitas
Published onMay 13, 2024
Poetry for Aequanimitas
Aequanimitas
By Michael Carey
Aequanimitas, 1992
Tom Askman (American, b. 1941)
a: Bronze b: Bronze and concrete c: Aluminum and stainless steel d: Stainless steel e: Stainless steel f: Wood and brick
Commissioned by the Iowa Art in State Buildings Program for the Center for Designing Foods to Improve Nutrition.
The sky breaks
into a rainbow of food
a river of apples and pears
and squash and beans and oats
and wheat, all balanced perfectly
no matter how much is consumed,
no matter how much flows away
year after year after glorious year,
that much more comes back again
pouring onto us, into us, over us,
forming a bridge, a gate to walk
through, God's shiny cupped hand
"This is my body." He says,
"take and eat. This is my son
who has been sacrificed
for you. Handle with care
this seed, this life, this
fruit of your future
salvation."
