IMPROVISATION#236
FINDING A DUFY SPACE
(1857-1953)

Finding a nuanced space
clearing my reading at the end
of the museum's catalog
a poet's life resumes
after watching a Dufy
whom Matisse influenced
wishing to be
at the "Rue Pavoisee"
as the sun gleams
on the ceiling
waking us
by its first light
and revealing
a glimpse of the sky.