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SPELL I by Mary Lou Buschi

Tuesday, 15 January 2013 by Mary Lou Buschi

After Louise Glück

1.

Somewhere, my brother is traveling—
The right side of his head
a red-clawed tulip
swallowing the cold.

2.

Where to look—
down the long expanse of each train car
rocking through a dimly lit tunnel
dark buckling around me
as the car rises up above a city.

When did I last hear my voice?

3.

What was it like?

Fast, bright—tinfoil between my teeth

And then nothing—for a while.

 

 
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Michelle Butler, “Transfiguration” (2012); encaustic on board

Mary Lou Buschi’s poem influenced this encaustic painting by Michelle Butler. The artist explains: “The poem struck me as a moment of transition, so I wanted to represent the push- and pull-forces… beyond our control when we are in transition.  The… ominous grey of struggle [is] gently pulled into turquoise — a color that universally symbolizes healing. The movement of the pigment in the wax and layers is evident so you can see and literally feel the journey.”

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