On the Wall

five paintings divided

now in different shapes and sizes

a white moon in the middle

drifts into either side,

red tree leaves on the left

black leaves on the right

an island in the middle

floats through the white moon,

on the wall it hangs

alone in its own solitude,

birds fly south in the winter

but not through these,

a house off in the distance marks

a time when life was there

and we can imagine the

frivolity of children running

about undisturbed...

water emerges at the bottom as

it stretches all across and if

you look closely, one can see

faint reflections...

its stair stepped configuration

attracts attention and that's

the point but one wonders if its

colors blend in with all the rest.

November 12, 2023