The Pull of the Earth

Brian Fisher, "The Pull of the Earth" 84x60 in.  oil on canvas, 1985
Haikus on Gravity by Philip Hart

For the weakest force,
A simple poem form, for the
Least understood force.

The sun does not set,
Leaving the world in darkness -
The world turns away.

To move forward, you
Must lift yourself from the ground
And let yourself fall.
 
Only the weakest
Of the four forces directs
The paths of the stars.
 
The moon falls earthward,
The earth falls into the sun,
And both keep missing.
 
Puffy, lazy clouds -
Daring gravity to do
Something about it.
 
Her body bends light,
Pulls on the planets and stars -
How should I resist? 

I've been making images of Green Men and tree people for as long as I can remember, at least since I first read J. R. Tolkien's descriptions of Fangorn forest and it's tree shepherds.  This painting, The Pull of the Earth is from a series that explored relationship, desire and the mysterious force that is physical attraction.  If every object that has mass produces gravitational force relative to how much mass it has, is there a similar explanation for the overwhelming emotional and physical pull of one for another?

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