The End of the Gymniad Series?

Is Gymniad LII the last poem in the Gymniad series? Perhaps. My only model is a rather tired 75-year-old man, I'm running out of poses, and I think I've said most of what I wanted to say on the subject of natural nudity. I think it's an important subject, so I may revisit it in some form in the future. It has been a very successful series, but I think it may be time to move on.

I offer two photographs for your consideration, both taken while on a trip to Ireland in June of 2016. The first, fully clothed, was taken on a bench behind a house that was once owned by members of my grandmother's family.

It is, as you might expect, a picture that has great meaning for me.


The second, nude, was taken on the same trip, in the bathroom of a hotel room just a few feet away.

The second photograph is also very meaningful to me, and as a matter of fact it inspired the first poem I wrote on the subject of nudity.

Both pictures have deep meaning for me. The point, though, is that there are many things to write about besides nudity, I intend to write about as many of them as I can.

Gymniad LII - There Is Nothing to Say (with translations)

There is nothing to say
about a naked human being.
We are without attributes
until judgments are made.

There is nothing to say
about body-acceptance
and tolerance of diversity.
until they are not present.

There is nothing to say
about joy in nature,
until it is lacking.

There is nothing to say
about comfort and efficiency
until you don't have them.

There is nothing to say
about respect,
until there is none.

The same is true
of freedom.

[portunhol surenho]

Non hay nada a dizer
sobre um ser humano nu.
Estamo sem atributos
até que os julgamentos sesham feitos.

Non hay nada a dizer
sobre a aceptasón do corpo
y tolerancia a la diversidade.
até que elas non estesham presentes.

Non hay nada a dizer
sobre alegria na natureza,
até que estesha faltando.

Non hay nada a dizer
sobre conforto y eficiencia
até que voce non os tenha.

Non hay nada a dizer
sobre o respeito
até que non hasha nenhum.

O mesmo é verdade
da liberdade.


[español]

No hay nada que decir
sobre un ser humano desnudo.
Estamos sin atributos
hasta que se hagan juicios

No hay nada que decir
sobre la aceptación del cuerpo
y tolerancia de la diversidad.
hasta que no estén presentes.

No hay nada que decir
sobre la alegría en la naturaleza,
hasta que falta.

No hay nada que decir
sobre la comodidad y la eficiencia
hasta que no las tengas.

No hay nada que decir
sobre el respeto,
hasta que no haya ninguno.

Lo mismo es verdad
de la libertad.


[Hindi]

कहने के लिये कुछ नहीं है
एक नग्न इंसान के बारे में
हम विशेषताओं के बिना हैं
जब तक निर्णय किए जाते हैं

कहने के लिये कुछ नहीं है
शरीर-स्वीकृति के बारे में
और विविधता की सहिष्णुता
जब तक वे मौजूद नहीं हैं

कहने के लिये कुछ नहीं है
प्रकृति में खुशी के बारे में,
जब तक यह कमी नहीं है

कहने के लिये कुछ नहीं है
आराम और दक्षता के बारे में
जब तक आप उन्हें नहीं है

कहने के लिये कुछ नहीं है
सम्मान के बारे में,
जब तक कोई भी नहीं है

यही सच है
स्वतंत्रता की।