Coat of Arms:Monet's Palette

He made up his mind and then convinced
himself again. In winter, bright mist rises
from the hay. A root of sun is tangled in the trees,
and shadows hang from eaves like rabbit skins.

Wet holly bares its teeth.
                                Then spring,
and a lion's tail of early fern. Salvation
is a cross of moonlight laid upon
the water; wisteria layers into wings.

On Monet's shield, as on a king's,
courage asserts itself, defined
by changing light and swirl of color. Belief
in what can only be designed.

Jack Stewart was educated at the University of Alabama and Emory University. From 1992-95 he was a Brittain Fellow at The Georgia Institute of Technology. His work has appeared in Poetry , The Gettysburg Review, The American Literary Review, The Dark Horse Review, The Southern Humanities Review, and other journals and anthologies, most recently in Image and Nimrod. He lives in Fort Worth, Texas, with his wife and two daughters and teaches at Fort Worth Country Day.

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