The Abajo Mountains (with snow)
Looking North
The Naked and the Nude
by Robert Graves (24, July 1985 - 7, December 1985)
For me, the naked and the nude
(By lexicographers construed
As synonyms that should express
The same deficiency of dress
Or shelter) stand as wide apart
As love from lies, or truth from art.
Lovers without reproach will gaze
On bodies naked and ablaze;
The Hippocratic eye will see
In nakedness, anatomy;
And naked shines the Goddess when
She mounts her lion among men.
The nude are bold, the nude are sly
To hold each treasonable eye.
While draping by a showman's trick
Their dishabille in rhetoric,
They grin a mock-religious grin
Of scorn at those of naked skin.
The naked, therefore, who compete
Against the nude may know defeat;
Yet when they both together tread
The briary pastures of the dead,
By Gorgons with long whips pursued,
How naked go the sometimes nude!
by Robert Graves (24, July 1985 - 7, December 1985)
For me, the naked and the nude
(By lexicographers construed
As synonyms that should express
The same deficiency of dress
Or shelter) stand as wide apart
As love from lies, or truth from art.
Lovers without reproach will gaze
On bodies naked and ablaze;
The Hippocratic eye will see
In nakedness, anatomy;
And naked shines the Goddess when
She mounts her lion among men.
The nude are bold, the nude are sly
To hold each treasonable eye.
While draping by a showman's trick
Their dishabille in rhetoric,
They grin a mock-religious grin
Of scorn at those of naked skin.
The naked, therefore, who compete
Against the nude may know defeat;
Yet when they both together tread
The briary pastures of the dead,
By Gorgons with long whips pursued,
How naked go the sometimes nude!
And I would add:
As they laugh amongst the whips and briars they delightedly giggle, "Bring it on!" and "More!"
You are bold. Nudity in Utah invites the wrath of God. Or at least the wrath of Mormons and other body haters.
ReplyDeleteIt's my experience the Goddess works her magic everywhere and endorses nudity.
DeleteI know nothing about God and couldn't care less.
My experience with Mormons has been positive, although I've heard rumors of misdeeds. But I try and show respect by engaging in activities where they will not give offense. On the web, however, it's "no holds barred."