Thursday, June 19, 2008
Goldfinch (poem and painting)
(Painting by N. M. Rai)Goldfinch
A Goldfinch
flies fast
into my glancing world.
In truth, I cannot tell
if it is a bee
a shower of sparks
from the slanting sun
or a wing
lifting a flap of sky.
A bright and nameless
bolt of gold
emerges from an instant
dressed as a small bird.
A textbook perfect
painting of the wind.
(C) Eric Ashford
Eric Ashford and N. M. Rai are both quite gifted, he as a poet and she as both poet and painter/photographer. They are creating a rare collaboration in which Naga Moon presents her paintings and Eric supplies the verse. Some of these presentations even include Eric reading his poems in his distinguished English accent. These are true multi-media presentations, combining visual and spoken art to a most effective end.
