Arts at Times of War

Prussia is not Russia
Just like Elaine Martin
Does not caress open fields
the way Pollock makes love
to an innocent canvas even when
it looks a lot like blood
Scratches and mud
Were Russia (or Prussia) incoherent
states of minds more than states
Overflowing to rivers of blood?
They did not appreciate much art
They liked chopping trees, not minding
Some flying chips (that could be you,
A shaved chip)...
Now, now,
Take in a deep breath in,
And pick at Nevelson showing
Her sweetest tropical tree
All wielded metal, (you're safe)
Forgot your poetry at home?
Skip to two lines oblique
Rickey will get your head
Nice and woozy for a while
Especially if the wind is
Still blowing on the tree,
Much easier to breath now.