I went to a funeral on Saturday. This was part of the program:

Ode to Venus of Willendorf

Your rippling flesh, and
Your thick rich thighs

I recognize myself
In your faceless face
Your anonymous identitiy

You who portray women who were,
Women who will be

I am one of many just passing in between, but
By knowing you
I've come to realize, a little more of me.

--- Fara Madsen (March 10, 2002)