Wedding Severance - Scansion Art - Acrylic on wood with found objects

Scansion Art plays with using visual symbols to represent the rhythm, sounds, and devices used in poetry, expressing the development of patterns and overall shape of poetic forms. Poem copyright by Kate Jo Westfall About 14" x 32"Framed poem and key will be providedSend a message if exact measurements are needed. Wedding Severance This courtship ritual requires thateach man who claims he’s worth considerationpresent her with a token of intent - a finger, cut through personal donation.She chooses from the contributions andadorns herself with her selections, stringsthe victor’s digit on a strand aroundher neck, and calls him for a christening.She decorates the victor-suitor witha garland made from all remaining gems,anointing the beloved with a wreatharound his chest, counting each cut stem    as measures of his higher qualities,    and of his wife’s desirability.Acrylic paint on wood with found objectsKeyTall heart beats indicate stressed syllables.Short heart beats indicate unstr