Once Upon a Time Poems

Artist at Work

Through his brush,
tearing the darkness
of an empty canvas,
as if escaping out of the moon,
shimmering lines
cruise into poetry.

A search beyond form,
chorus line for colors on a trowel,
cement, and glue
pouring their way
into the surprising revelation
of collage,
under the alizarin rays
of an inverted sunset
to define intersecting planes
with persistent intensity.

How wonderful for the eyes!
The painter’s knife
has vision
to transform life
without stabbing anyone.