Thursday, April 29, 2010

4.29





first grey light in sky above still black

ridge, white circle of moon above branch

in foreground, sound of wave in channel



in concealed repose of this

holds, is established



there, distance in question,

how it changes things



grey of cloud in green canyon of ridge,

line of pelicans flapping toward point







Wednesday, April 28, 2010

4.28





first grey light in sky above still dark

ridge, whiteness of moon behind branches

in foreground, waves sounding in channel



object is presented against

background, the thing



e.g., in painting, material

become possible after



grey rain cloud against invisible ridge,

slope of sandstone cliff across from it

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

4.27





grey whiteness of cloud against invisible

ridge, motion of wind in green of leaves

in foreground, sound of wave in channel



in various ways, written to

describe the pictured



passage before, after a new,

begins a course "here"



silver circle of sun reflected in channel,

white clouds in pale blue sky above point

Monday, April 26, 2010

4.26





first grey light in sky above blackness

of ridge, silver of planet above branch

in foreground, wave sounding in channel



nothing is disclosed except

shade, figure appears



raised, every point focused,

reference to depicted



silver of sunlight reflected in channel,

cormorants flapping across toward point

Sunday, April 25, 2010

4.25





first light coming into sky above still

shadowed ridge, robin calling on branch

in foreground, wave sounding in channel



nature of body, which other

bodies then free from



run in direction of, second

system, present point



cloudless blue sky to the left of point,

sunlit white of terns circling overhead

Saturday, April 24, 2010

4.24




first grey light in sky above still black

of ridge, owl hooing from branch in left

foreground, no sound of wave in channel



founded in the back that is

that itself, of being



looked at, distance, across

space between figures



grey-white fog against invisible ridge,

circular green pine of tip of sandspit

Friday, April 23, 2010

4.23





grey whiteness of fog against invisible

ridge, profile of sparrow on fence post

in foreground, sound of wave in channel



as if in a temporal setting,

'figure' and 'ground'


form, evidence which limits

this, various missing



silver of sunlight reflected in channel,

line of pelicans gliding toward horizon

Thursday, April 22, 2010

4.22





whiteness of cloud above still shadowed

slope of ridge, motionless green leaves

in foreground, sound of wave in channel



two drawn versions of this,

tacked to studio wall



here, to be sure, position

to which word attunes



dark grey cloud above shoulder of ridge,

line of pelicans gliding toward horizon

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

4.21





light coming into sky above still black

of ridge, first bird's chirps on branch

in foreground, sound of wave in channel



such as to make them appear,

being without shadows



so the picture, consistency

of surface, exception



grey-white sky on horizon next to point,

whiteness of gull perched on GROIN sign

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

4.20





grey rain cloud against invisible ridge,

golden-crowned sparrow calling in left

foreground, sound of waves in channel



gravitational field written

out in full, is there



sound a first approximation,

acceleration, so that



grey-white cloud reflected in channel,

tree-lined green ridge across from it

Monday, April 19, 2010

4.19





grey-white of cloud above shadowed green

ridge, red-tailed hawk calling on branch

in foreground, waves sounding in channel



has to do with what happens,

means "coming to pass"



as ordinary absence, looked

after, and once again



cloudless blue sky reflected in channel,

line of pelicans gliding toward horizon

Sunday, April 18, 2010

4.18





silver edge of sun in branches above ridge,

golden-crowned sparrow calling oh dear me

in foreground, waves sounding in channel



acts of perception possible,

to bring into picture



stands in shadow, this "and,"

is only a consequence



line of cloud in pale blue sky above point,

sunlit green slope of ridge across from it


Saturday, April 17, 2010

4.17





first silver of sun rising over shoulder

of ridge, golden-crowned sparrow calling

in foreground, sound of waves in channel



description of the painting

doing nothing, sketch



looking "there," then "here,"

essence of the places



silver line of sun reflected in channel,

sunlit white cloud to the left of point

Friday, April 16, 2010

4.16





clouds in grey-white sky above shadowed

plane of ridge, motionless green leaves

in foreground, sound of wave in channel



leaving structure of leaves,

conditioned by things



as well as surface, picture

plane, objective view



sunlit white cloud to the left of point,

cormorants flapping across toward ridge

Thursday, April 15, 2010

4.15





silver of sun rising over shadowed plane

of ridge, golden-crowned sparrow calling

in foreground, waves sounding in channel



gravitational field, object

following the body of


light, the distance between

sun and star, thought



white cloud in pale blue sky on horizon,

cormorants flapping across toward point

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

4.14





shape of grey cloud above shadowed plane

of ridge, golden-crowned sparrow calling

in foreground, waves sounding in channel



thinking of "present itself,"

thought of that which



is present itself, trace of

it, specific occasion



silver line of sun reflected in channel,

whiteness of gull flapping toward ridge