Margaux
Margaux was painted quickly, in
plein air,
A slapdash that conveys a vivid
whole.
Remote, she is exactly what one
sees:
Grace so palpable that it might freeze
A
wave white-whipped across a sandy shoal.
Up close, one sees
the technics of the soul:
X's, dots, dabs, splatters,
matters, tears.
Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.
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