diamonds and shadowssoft amber washesspread in layersof no substanceacross snow

ethereal existencedistant agentinvisibleexcept aspainterly effectsflickering through my consciousnessas I move past and alwaysdeeper and deeperinto its art

push glide push glideNorth

then Westthrough the woods

shadows softeningdisappearing pricks of lightall around

original artistteaching complexmechanical tradecolor and lighta billion degreesof differencebetweenbrillianceand none

between pure lightand darknessand always the meaningof contrast and shade

the linesnot a single realitybut a thousand

the backgroundendlessmuteddetail

precision of broad brushand thin

economy of timeand change

captured

thengone

revered sageso near it’s a ball

dangerousto look atdirectly

and

teachingalwaysteaching