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On Jan van Huysum’s Vase of Flowers () in the J. Paul Getty Museum dum loquimur, fugerit invida aetas: carpe diem quam minimum credula postero. Horace, Odes, I, xi Dense icon of time’s passing: hyacinth, Primrose and tulips by blown roses, gentian And morning glory, brief as dew. A fly Climbs on the vase. Yet there Cupids entwine, The Lover to the Woman seems to say, “Beloved, our loss is forever. Come, Touch me and I’ll touch you more tenderly. Let time, when love is over, have its way. Here in its shadow we have our long day.”  You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. ...

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