IMPROVISATION#298
DAVID SMITH'S SCULPTURE
1906-1965

The fingers
of a strong welder
in an alchemy
of metallic stones
turns inward
caught in machine parts
from taut forms
when working
in his steel "Forgings"
those happenings
with biomorphic features
from enigmatic installations
put together without strings
by a color field instructor
of a new mature nature
gives us satisfaction
at outside reflections emerge
from an iconic stature
in a statue verging
at a geometric abstraction
from Dave Smith's sculpture.