I would haunt br the Yeatss' br br hunger for the nearness br of their paint br br lose myself br in their ooze br br the colours squirming br as if they could crawl br br off the canvas br br slither into my senses br until they inhabited br br the teenager br who would visit them br br again & br again br br stand in front of br GRIEF br br (because he knew what it meant) br br always always br the paint br br deserting the canvas br attaching itself to the ends br br of his br nerves br br so that he br became br br NO FLOWERS br br walking out of the National Gallery br br into the stolen br sunshine br br composed of nothing br but br br their Jack B. Yeats br collection br br my footprints dripping paint. br br ********* br br JACK B. YEATS br (1871-1957) br br PAINTER AND YOUNGER BROTHER OF WILLIAM. br br GRIEF WAS PAINTED IN 1951.