The Weave of Darkness and Light

"Day and night, I and Thou, the plexus of two caught in braids of passion. Baskets include and separate, baskets hold space and release time. We know the form will not hold, that coil by coil the warp and weft will loosen. And She behind ours chanting in the sunshine, winnowing the night, She will pattern other vessels as our knots and taut differences split. She will shake us loose and prepare for illusion of another free will.
'Weave me a story' the Shaman says, 'and I'll show you lives."
(Excerpt from poem for this piece.)
THE WEAVE OF DARKNESS AND LIGHT, painting and poem by Steven E. Counsell, Artist in Santa Fe NM.
20”h X 30”w pastel and graphite on Arches watercolor paper