the full moon of july i found myself out walking from gay street to the water and then back up the hill. as i approached lord lindsay's i glanced up to the windows on top of the riverhouse and was stopped for a moment when i felt some of my women were glancing out at me. there they were so clearly as if they were indeed having a little wine and listening to the phonograph- they glowed against a warm rosey background. fortunately a car had it's lights on and i yelled up and a woman came down. she was a poet and took me up to see this old work of mine. when she said it was found at the dumpster by my old studio by the candy factory i did not expect much and was stunned to see that it was a large, good work! then i
remembered those times when i was overwhelmed with pieces that had become warped and i put them by the dumpster with a note. her brother built a frame and it looks wonderful and as if they are perfectly where they are meant to be. she gave me a book of her poetry, signed, and i spent much time before slumber exploring it. she sent me a poem that she had written about my women in my paintings and it is a perfectly charming illumination! i left her place aglow with a little magic and followed the big moon across the street to maplehurst. i will send anyone interested a copy of her poem "cynthia's women" and i am sending her $3 royalties for each poem. her book "back from bohemia" which chris bidwell calls "a celebration of passionate females!" is also available. anyone interested contact me here on my website. when she told me her name i recognized her as one of my sketches was placed next to her poem "the model" in the collection "knoxville brew - coffee house poetry - anthem to a scruffy city" which has it origins from the 11th street espresso house at the time when my studio was moved from above the coffee house to the blue house facing the porch. the poet that i met on the night of that enchanting full moon is kari hoffman. her book i would think of as an intimate intriguing gift to any woman, and certain men- accompanied by a good bottle of port and perhaps a few fresh flowers tied with a velvet ribbon.
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