Brevity

From here on, I must be satisfied by

brevity.
Gone are long days to savour, now only

short encounters, sweet and fast.

But as if more time would satisfy!

Besides, time can dull and dilute,

it smooths over, until strokes appear softer

and perhaps they are more manageable,

but it does not make them reveal

any more answers.

Brevity is able to satisfy, it must be.

The young long brush strokes are

degrading into a more granular and complex beauty.

This beauty lies in the strokes and colours,

but more still in the picture as a whole.

I must learn to love the small things,

the short things, nuance and insinuation.

Reflection will enable me to find a lot

from a little, exhuming those hidden gems

that I would have missed before.

From here on, small brushes are more powerful,

the background hues have dried.

Now, to add detail!