Art replaces the light that is lost when the day fades
the moment passes
the evanescent extraordinary makes its quicksilver.
Art tries to capture that which we know leaves us
as we move in and out of each other’s lives
as we all must eventually leave this earth.
Great artists know that shadow
work always against the dying light
but always knowing that the day brings new light
and that the ocean which washes away all traces on the sand
leaves us a new canvas with each wave.
—Elizabeth Alexander
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Art replaces the light that is lost when the day fades
the moment passes
the evanescent extraordinary makes its quicksilver.
Art tries to capture that which we know leaves us
as we move in and out of each other’s lives
as we all must eventually leave this earth.
Great artists know that shadow
work always against the dying light
but always knowing that the day brings new light
and that the ocean which washes away all traces on the sand
leaves us a new canvas with each wave.
—Elizabeth Alexander