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      January 30, 2021Almond BlossomGerald Locklin

      if you don’t look closely at
      the rings of the branches,
      it could be by anyone.
      well, anyone who was among
      the greatest painters of the
      century: matisse, perhaps.
      anyone who had studied
      prints from the japanese.
      anyone who loved light,
      and living things.
      anyone who believed in
      the rebirth of nature,
      the seasons of existence,
      the blossoming of the creative.
      anyone who had
      absorbed the centuries,
      had mastered his techniques
      and from whose eyes
      the scales had fallen.

      from Issue #13 - Summer 2000

      Gerald Locklin

      “I turn 60 in 2001, and most of my time is taken up teaching, writing, corresponding, swimming laps, or walking the dog. I think it’s probably a bad idea for poets to aspire to be interesting. Simplify, simplify!”