not having been there but standing here 

like being present drawn to the past

in front of this picture 

comfortably cloistered, and contemplative

subtle sheen swathed stillness sepia swish

  mountains, and the space between, vanishing

surface sketched - signature and notes

the artist in his art

time and place and the changing light

the art of living in the momentary

tarry not - tar not with bold brush just pencil

not too pensive lest it is missed 

that moon spray, a dissolving tissue

luminous translucence no limerick here

a boat, no owl or feline in sight

leave those to grow from the page

blue fades into blue shades

icy tints in glacial gleams