Just another Slipping Glimpser,
rolling through and over
the facets of Reality;
Forgetting the last as I break through the next:
    new angle
    new glimmer
    new hue.

And as I change so does my Art.
I can only Reflect what I See
before it Slips away and I move on
and the only remnants:
    sketches of nostalgia
    paintings of a different view
    pastels of a past life.

And as my Art changes so do I.
I’m sorry if my feelings confuse you;
all I have to compare Now to
are sketches from
    last year
    last month
    last week.

I’m just another Slipping Glimpser,
but maybe you’ve never Known one before.
I may be distant right now,
but just bear with me another month;
    this will all Slip away
    I’ll Glimpse something new
    it’ll all change Again.

04/11/2005

Author's Note: Inspired by Willem de Kooning, the original and self-described Slipping Glimpser. He believed that the slyle of
art that you did and your life-style were the same, sometimes it worked better for one than the other (this was
his explanation for the tragic early deaths of many of his Abstract Expressionist peers). I think it makes sense; it
fits my life at least. Anyway, fascinating guy with wonderful work, and I don't like Abstract Expressionism as
a general rule... Hope you enjoyed, and please comment, I think it needs polishing.

Posted on 04/11/2005
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