EXPRESSO

With her espresso she wants
a side order of enchanting men
in steaming conversation
and a point of view that shifts
her to another place.

She wants her cup filled with
a cocktail of sunrises


that radiate and spill
into her saucer.


perfect children:


a girl - blonde
with curly hair and dimples;
a brother, auburn haired
with pale skin, freckled
chocolate.

Her coffee comes, black
with a thin bubbled skin
delivered by a girl,
half her age, who might
have been her daughter
if it weren't for her
dark looks.

ART

Perspective comes with distance -
you must remove yourself from the scene
to benefit from its peculiarities.

The angle is important, light and shadow
must be taken into account,
but it's the three-way pull between
canvas, viewpoint and subject that's the key.

It doesn't take Pythagorus
to work out it's form or function.
Experiment - tighten up or loosen
your grip. Play around with
the space inside until
you get it right.

Everything past
the artist's extended thumb -
children scribbling on deposit slips
a discarded sock
dust on photo frames
a motorist at traffic lights, sneezing
a speeding ticket -
has art in it.

Make it scream from the sheets
but get some perspective -
if it hurts in your heart,
it's not art,
yet.

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