At the Art Gallery

Upon attending Tom Hoffmann’s retrospective 

Facing east at the Fountainhead 

Tom's juicy paint glows, pulses, mesmerizes

Now the eye of my eyes sees 

Turning - a vision there   

above me a black clad goddess 

terrible beauty whispers

"Come in the back for a poke."

Huh? I nod - she floats away 

my wife gives me a look 

it's her 68th and she wants a sticky bun 

(3/16/23)