Portrait of Gertrude Stein (Pablo Picasso, 1906) A portrait of Gertrude Stein, a portrait Of Gertrude Stein, so fine, no finer Stein Than Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, A Stein, alas, she’s Gertrude Stein, Not blue, or rose, or turned to cubes, She’s just a Stein, Gertrude Stein So very fine, no other Gertrude Stein, Alas again, she’s Gertrude Stein, Stein, Stein, stein. Even the snow knows what it’s about. Bus Riders (George Segal, 1962) Three riders sit on a bus Another stands behind Doing nothing in particular Expressionless and nondescript Cast of plaster, Cotton gauze, Leather, vinyl, steel and wood Inanimate things Trapped in an avalanche of ice Not saying where they have been Or where they go Or who they are Frozen in time Like figures from Pompei Repeating now For all of time A single moment in their lives. Cubi Vi (David Smith, 1963) A steel-framed scarecrow In the grass With ribs of steel Burnished legs Of stainless steel Criss-crossed Arms akimbo Burnished steel A faceless cube Its face Of burnished stainless steel Pretending to be real But not Made to frighten But cannot A steel-framed scarecrow In the grass.