The Color of Lifesavers After Richard Chandler*
I.
I was distracted
by the green dome
blue door
golden alcove
purple skies
the deeper study
of body & soul
in long color collage
By clouds of moss laurel
artichoke & tea
by swaths of razzmic berry & wisteria
by the bell tower
jasmine blond & olive ochre
& the dome again
still azure celeste & electric blue
Only the house
with cinnabar
walls & slate
blue windows
looks weighed down
by its Kharahafu roof
& secret prison
in the basement
II.
The summer sun’s
so bright
I can barely make you out
on the balcony of
the white gabled building
But when I see you again
in the park
with the portal
bandstand &
human game of chess
I’ll pretend
you’re someone else
A man in a mock
black turtleneck
Later
I’ll find you
at the beach
attach the sail
to the mast you cut
from a fallen tree
At sea
everything rises up
light darts over waves
like a hummingbird
feeding on monkeyflowers
bottlebrush & sage
You who dreamt me
sail us to shore
lined with flags
of tangerine
& lime
Eric Glassgold
*With a nod to Patrick McGoohan. See https://www.amma.art/en/content/feature/138/artworks-164-richard-lang-chandlerportmeirion-
north-wales-2001/
I.
I was distracted
by the green dome
blue door
golden alcove
purple skies
the deeper study
of body & soul
in long color collage
By clouds of moss laurel
artichoke & tea
by swaths of razzmic berry & wisteria
by the bell tower
jasmine blond & olive ochre
& the dome again
still azure celeste & electric blue
Only the house
with cinnabar
walls & slate
blue windows
looks weighed down
by its Kharahafu roof
& secret prison
in the basement
II.
The summer sun’s
so bright
I can barely make you out
on the balcony of
the white gabled building
But when I see you again
in the park
with the portal
bandstand &
human game of chess
I’ll pretend
you’re someone else
A man in a mock
black turtleneck
Later
I’ll find you
at the beach
attach the sail
to the mast you cut
from a fallen tree
At sea
everything rises up
light darts over waves
like a hummingbird
feeding on monkeyflowers
bottlebrush & sage
You who dreamt me
sail us to shore
lined with flags
of tangerine
& lime
Eric Glassgold
*With a nod to Patrick McGoohan. See https://www.amma.art/en/content/feature/138/artworks-164-richard-lang-chandlerportmeirion-
north-wales-2001/