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III, Number 5: Anemonen, 1936 by Alexej Jawlensky. © 2018 Long Beach Museum of Art.
79-4.6; III, Number 5: Anemonen, 1936 by Alexej Jawlensky. Collection of the Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California, gift of The Milton Wichner Collection Bequest, 1979. Photograph © 2018 Long Beach Museum of Art.


 

Anemonen, 1936
        by Karen Holden

Simple black-eyed flower
Petals red as Chinese stone:
A single kiss, blooming
A hand before the slap, open wide

 

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