The Art Institute Chicago tells us that this painting is from a much larger portrait of a family that Manet decided to cut into sections. La Régalade means “to pour liquid from a bottle down the throat without touching the lips”. Another one for my ekphrastic series based on “food” art.
Break the Cycle
take a long, cool drink of water
fill your jug again
take a long, cool drink of water
feel the seep as your body gets wetter
forgive the drought of your sin
the dry-life boredom, and then
take a long, cool drink of water
©elsp 2025
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