Impressionism Is...

To take a brush
a simple tool
of wood and fiber

And plunge into colors
secret blues, yellows
and warm orange

Then paint them on
over the darkness
in swirls and wisps

To capture the light
who always moves
who cannot be hidden

And feel the joy
that rises from shadows
in quiet whispers

Then warms the canvas
and melts to soft
the hard dark edges

To reveal the plan
that surprises the painter
that light always knew.

 

bn (Jan04)