all nearness pauses, while a star can grow
all distance breathes a final dream of bells;
perfectly outlined against afterglow
are all amazing and the peaceful hills
(not where not here but neither’s blue most both)
and history immeasurably is
wealthier by a single sweet day’s death:
as not imagined secrecies comprise
goldenly huge whole the upfloating moon.
Times a strange fellow;
more he gives than takes
(and he takes all)nor any marvel finds
quite disappearance but some keener makes
losing, gaining
—love! if a world ends
more than all worlds begin to(see?) begin
E.E Cummings (USA, 1894-1962)
Image cover: Judy Watson, white vessel 2016 (exhausted indigo, ochre and acrylic on canvas, 178 x 135.5 cm).
The solo show of the artist, indigo and ochre, is from November 24 2016 at Tolarno Galleries (Melbourne): http://www.tolarnogalleries.com