Feverish
Charcoal lines drawn and rubbed
Onto dearÂly bought paper
Portraying the gloom
And surÂroundÂing sadÂness
In depressÂing tones and shadÂows
Moving on
No more potaÂto eaters
The somber shades of colÂor
Hastily applied
Depicting a life largeÂly lived
And furÂther still
Brilliant flashÂes
Brilliant hues
Gold and blue and crimson
Cypresses sunÂflowÂers
Irises catheÂdrals
Sidewalk cafes
Fields of grain and grass
Troubled mind trouÂbled soul
No respite no surcease
Don McLean tribÂute
To a fond farewell
Of blazÂing heavÂens
Distant suns
Goodbye goodÂbye
You blazed
As did your work
And unapÂpreÂciÂatÂed
