THE BOX

Remove

THE BOX

It

came

today,

as foretold.

Placed by the front door.

Came by special delivery,

sitting in state on the leaf-littered verandah.

Joy dallied around its edges and capered around cardboard hide.

Covered with illegible letters, it had come from the other side.

Drag it in, drag it in, do not fear it.

It’s a gift, a carrier of light,

to be nurtured and cherished,

to be studied and pondered,

it is

to be a delight!

Cut the straps that bind its tight folds,

unwrap

the inside tissue.

Lift

ten white canvases

now ‘out of the box’.

A wonderful, brand new issue.

Wow!

Behold,

In mind’s eye,

vistas

to

paint.

and colours

to flow.

Ah!

No.

Wait till

Tomorrow.

VGow

05/06/17

Topic; Out of the Box.