MOREAU ON VIEW

You taught us well
beyond a fault
after all you were
the teacher of Matisse
Marquet and Roualt
drawing us out
in exotic water colors
with proof you remained
being aloof and free
on the walls
of you own gallery
without any school figure
to resemble
in your known charisma
as I walk into the museum
trembling at
"Jupiter and Semele"
or "The Magi"
feeling you are risen
to take your juxtaposed part
in your own mausoleum of art
from a surreal reality
by the rocky shore landscapes
and bizarre mythology
you reshape any human fatality.