Shadow, Reflection
—”My Lily of Lilies” - Caroline Loftus
No longer blossom or leaf,
phloem dried, dyed
shades
of yellow-green,
aortic red,
these lilies left their mark,
as did I, on the glass
protecting the absence
of flowers.
Shadow, reflection:
We were, once, here.
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From the exhibit, “The Creative Process,” at the Bryan Memorial Gallery May 10 - September 3, 2023.
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Usually the painter’s work and my poem need no explanation, but in this case, I wanted to provide an image of the original piece that I found so striking. I was attracted to “My Lily of Lilies” from my first viewing, but it wasn’t until I saw my reflection in the image I took of the framed piece that I found my way into a poem. One of the things I admired about the original art was its depth, the way the uncolored images hovered behind the colored ones like ghosts. My reflection added another dimension to that depth.