Klimt in His Garden
for Jasper Krabbé at his 2007 New York Opening,
on a painting of the painter Gustav Klimt
He moves in a moonlength robe
through an evening green garden
of quietude; with hidden feet
that touch the muted grass and moss;
his figure almost afloat
under the first blooms
faint and soon fragrant
on the branches over his silent head
and soft beard, without thought
of brushes or canvases,
only this moment
savoring the poetry
of a Spring night
in his garden.
© Colin Goedecke
In Chelsea, New York City
March, 2007