O-I-L Paint (for Albert Ryder)
By Bill Jensen
Word count: 87
Paragraphs: 2
Submerged in the murk of modern life
Immersed in the murk of oil
The great mark-maker breathes forth clarity
A clarity of images and emo-
tions born into paint
A clarity of light and human
compassion
A clarity of poignant concen-
tration and compression
A murk clarity transcended
into living tissue.
The First Father, the sea, the rock, the seed,
The Witch Doctor to cure the ills of us all.
Bill Jensen is an artist. He lives in New York.