They toss, turn, snore, and cover the ground. In one corner, a couple cries out, blue and dim, And in the east, a diamond spark defines the rim. Where, while harvesting plums, Man and woman are buzzed by bees. Under gold, wide hats of straw, Their faces fade Into orange and violet To enjoy the shade. Mountains spill rainwater through hard lands, And people bend to cup rivers in their hands.
Children test themselves on imitation loads, While adults try to rest along stone roads.
People run like waves For some safe shore. Children plead with the sky. Earth vomits rats. Nauseous adults Pick up pipes and bats. This world view was represented in many other European paintings and bas relief sculptures of the 1 6th Century that were mounted as hinged panels that open and close and were frst created to serve as altar triptychs with views on the closed shutters outside as well as three views inside.