where water flows

       

      "Lin Hsin Hsin: Work from Aqua Series". 1989. 76 pp. 32 color. ISBN: 981-00-1090-7 (paper).

       

      where water flows

        river or stream
        this is how it begins
        where water flows
        oil sprinkle
        paper moist
        paints dabble
        brushes poised

        spurt, sprout
        gush, rush
        where water flows
        rain drizzles
        paints whistle
        search your soul
        & canvas grows

        blue or green
        cerulean or ultramarine
        vapor or steam
        ice or driftice
        where water flows
        from hot to cold
        vision glows

        breeze, whispers
        chirps & twitters
        vows & chatters
        fondly sound & found
        somewhere over the rainbow
        where water flows

        drips, drops
        dash, splash
        tides or waves
        ripples or dripples
        where water flows
        from pole to pole
        images unfold
        & story told  

        Lin Hsin Hsin
        January 1, 1989