documentary of what is now

i may have to fly over arid hesitation

in parched and shadowed silence.

in such a half spent moment

vocabularies of more than a hundred miles

will not save me.

i come back to this:

the prowling moon of prayers ignited

on the incantation of acceptance,

the sea-stars of midnight

clasped in your sun-browned hands.

map of what is effortless*

When we lived in New York in the fall of 1999 we were fortunate to catch a retrospective of Francesco Clemente's work at the Guggenheim. He's held a spot in my heart ever since. (A portrait of his wife Alba is amongst my favorites.) I only recently came upon this interview and appreciated it so much I thought I'd share it here.

* Map of What Is Effortless

 Alba

 Skin