For Beauty is Infinity (Lahaina, 8 August, 2023)
The Morning after Woe—
As Nature did not care
Her Victim stared upon
And Birds declaim their Tunes
Did they know they fell
And Beauty an Affliction — then?
Or is Their beauty bold
Estranged from circumstance
Acrylic on marine tech panel (temporary painting) + poem, August, 2019 - August, 2023
Poem is spun from Emily Dickinson’s #364, #1456 and #1474; painting from 21Aug2019 / poem 12Aug2023