Carol Gano – Grand

Grand, Grand, Grand

Grand piano, grand rounds,

Grand prix,

Lost in the grandstands

Lost

Forlorn

For instance

For sooth (as in Shakespeare’s)

:Calm/Comfort/Refresh

Forsaken;

For liberty; For Justice,

Forever;

Forever green;

Deceased;

The final act;

The last play;

The last waltz;

*Still;

Lifeless;

Purposeful movement;

Defining life;

Oxygenated;

Oxygen fixers;

Rhizomes,

Legumes,

Nitrogen in molecules;

Protein, not carbohydrates;

Strength, not energy;

Muscles not endurance;

Bones, Bone, Bones –

Of the past people, of

Archaeology; of silenced

populations

Sumerians –

Phoenicians –

Byzantines –

Trojans –

Mesolithic tribes;

Early man – Homo sapiens

Pre-man – Neanderthals

Intermarriage to prevent

Inter breeding?

Stolen;

Captured;

Sold;

Early pairing was visceral

…Or was it?

Just like the museum

Descriptions of art pieces –

Found as shards and lovingly recreated as ‘an object’ – then, described as a functional handicraft. Do those museum people guess? How can they print out placards and details of digging stick, religious jewellery?

How can they be so certain?

They think they are grand!