Silk Unfurled

Poems about China

 

Silk Unfurled

Silk unfurled it waits

serenely for touch

of hair of goat and wolf.

Pool of ink and water

mirror sky above

in a dark reflection.

He sits in patience

while the plum blossoms

whisper of their beauty.

Within the artist

he forms each brushstroke,

painting petals in air.

Careful rehearsal

captures in the lines

the spirit of the tree.

Painting in his mind

elegant, complete -

and now he will begin.

Dianne Dean

Beechworth

Victoria

Australia

Poems about China

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