Brushstrokes

Lots of happenings, all combined? I guess, yes.

Too much in all of this a sense of calm, dilution, between the whorls of fingerprints 

left on windowpanes, outside where the world turns and flows much like the time 

we travelled the length of the Kaikoura coast, anxiously waiting for the spume 

of whales to breach air and daylight. You told me I should never break 

Unless I mean it in all dimensions: the physical, the emotional, 

the immaterial, all in sullen blue, with streaks of marigold, ground shellac 

and varnish our landscape and easel, one I would paint your body with 

until nothing else glows and nothing else is the same because 

This destination always becomes a well-worn pair of jeans, a faded buckle, 

the taste of cinnamon and cloves scraping the air. You, scattered yet motherly, 

moon and ova, the penumbra and corona where soil and water meet, where 

traces of sky and fire is our only escape, where hemispheres clash 

And destroy what is left 

of winter leaving this canvas. 

Reviews

[Lydia]

This blows my mind. It's so descriptive in a way that doesn't leave you with a certain picture or image, but rather like the title, it is a story painted in brushstrokes that is not the easiest to visualize or even comprehend. I really enjoyed this piece. The flow of it is like the ocean, completely natural, and I appreciate finding that in poetry.

[emmajoygreen]

Both an extraordinary canvas and poem.. almost confidential or - obscure if you like, other than to self and your other. I have read this near academic usage of words three times, found them both mystic and marvel. Perhaps there IS more and that is the poet's reason for writing. To see how the words lie with others, perhaps?

[emmajoygreen]

Would truly like to know your response to my review as I imagine your other reviewers might.

Happy Easter..

[Im His Daughter]

This I agree as Lydia says, is hard to visualize, a masterpiece for sure.

[S. COVEY]

i absolutely love your word usage. "a faded buckle," "where hemispheres clash." beautiful.

[jeannemarie coulter]

marvelous flow of images which really stir the heartsoul and tickle my greymatter...well done and thank you...jc

[Sunny]

Lovely, descriptive, and all around a nicely written

[Fire Mage Andrea]

The poem is like you actually painted it, if you know what I mean.
It's quite vivid and full of imagination.
I also like the fact it features both art and nature combined.
Although it's not a rhyming poem, it still has a good rhythm to it and it's easy to read and understand.

[poetdoug]

This so reminds me of our trip to Auckland, NZ to visit rellies there in both Auckland and Christchurch.
The coast lines are breath taking. And you did them justice in this wonderful prose.

[Corset]

A completely breath taking spectacular write I enjoyed reading this very much. Great style and word usage, intelligent but also readily understandable by laymans like myself.

[Rocans]

Indeed I was enthralled by this penning. Your use of words to describe is impeccable, I cannot find I line that I liked best since they were all excellently crafted. Good write.