I am all body,
overcome.
Spring is here:
snow’s rigidity gone,
winter’s carnage,
its visible aftermath
scattered about
bent wood, fractured limbs
the power of ice
the weight of snow
Luxurious wetness seeps through the understory,
softly dripping
fresh streams
my eyes awash, joyful
this wait is so long
The green thrust,
the reach, the stretch
and the woods’ dull autumnal carpet,
its subtle palette outlasting monochrome white
interrupted now by flickering greens,
dark pools, tiny brooklets
bursting up exultantly,
colours saturating, uncontainable.
My head is washed out, unburdened,
fuzzy, heavy antlers of my winter brain shed
and
I am clear:
greenly, wetly new, restored.
Tanya Fenkell is a Toronto-based artist working primarily in watercolour. She holds a BA in English Literature from McGill University, an MA (in English) and an MIS from the University of Toronto. Currently, she spends most of her time raising three sons. She has had a number of exhibitions in Ontario and her work is held in several private collections in Canada.
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