The Wind

Her painting tells a story 
As the eye follows the brush 
Oil onto canvas
Creating form and texture 
Lines and spaces,
Not knowing whence it came 
Or where it goes,
Billowing out the dress
So that I descend into reverie
Hardly seeing her
But indulge in my own dreams 
Of a childhood full of hope
Leaving her to discover the future 
And what's ahead. 
 
Jenny Sexton, at Chislehurst Artists

March 2024