The Take

five cards:
 

family portrait by  metallic Adirondack lake

expensive portrait of ornaments, gilded

stunning print of a black

holiday tree

it looks good

up close and

it looks good

a block away

2/3 of an encaustic face

from the gifted wife of a beekeeper 

a goldfinch and  

that’s it

except for

one crazy quilt

in vivid motion
(eyes closed

and geometry:

blackest black 
and