He painted the mountain over and over again br from his place in the cave, agape br at the light, its absence, the mantled br skull with blue-tinted hollows, wren- br like bird plucking berries from the fire br her hair alight and so on br lemon grass in cafe in clear glass. br Dearest reader there were trees br formed of wire, broad entryways br beneath balconies beneath spires br youthful head come to rest in meadow br beside bend in gravel road, still br body of milky liquid br her hair alight and so on br successive halls, flowered carpets and doors br or the photograph of nothing but pigeons br and grackles by the shadow of a fountain.