Michelangelo said that a figure was already inside the stone, waiting to be released. I can't say that it felt that way often for me, carving this statue.... But there were moments when I could 'feel' the figure, waiting there for me. I liked these rough stages, with all the evidence of careful checking against the model, the claw marks, the drill divets, mystery and geometry still clinging to the figure.

Sunday at Vincent's

Sunday morning at Vincent's cafe
we are cozily lingering over our coffe
tea, chocolate souffle' as perspective
diners peer in the glass, craning their birdlike
necks, noses as food disappears (too slowly)
from each plate. They are waiting for a seat
at the birdfeeder.