A Drawing and a Poem for Mary Sprague

T. Renner, "Tree (for Mary Sprague)," 2009, colored ink on notebook paper, 3" x 3".

Drawing to a Close

for Mary Sprague

"What's she doing?" was the question.
"Making paper black," I answered.
"Is that good?" he asked.
"Better," I said, "than if she
isn't."

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