Quatrain of Cun - 563 - Yorktown Disciple

Quatrain of Cun

Chinese brush stroke
in painting.

O, thy textured line,
thy character subtle
without a forced
stroke,

Painted and brushed,
polished and tactile,
an artist to
provoke.

With forms outlined,
and easily discerned,
the edge, an artistic
delight,

But the image, leaves
a portrait of cryptic
essays, of an ancient
plight.

Yorktown Disciple
1996