In the museum: Lovers by Wendy Goulstone Guatama Buddha sits cross-legged and still beneath the veins of the museum roof and there they stand in locked embrace at last her arms around his waist, his hands entangled in her hair. He is oblivious and does not see those worried parents run to save their children from Tyrannosaurus Rex, nor hear the clock strike three, nor does he see that older couple waiting by the exit door, together but apart. Over his shoulder, she returns the Buddha's smile believes he wishes them a life of joy of warmth and sublime ecstasy but that blessing she perceives is cast in bronze and comes not from the heart.
Commended prize, 2015 |