JUMP again - A Forum for New World Culture. A blog by Ray Grist.

From 1977 until 1979, while living in Charneca da Caparica, Portugal, I created a portfolio of lino cuts. I did these lino cuts as morning and evening meditations. Along with the prints I wrote a series of Haiku poetry, in both English and Portuguese. The portfolio contains 6 lino cuts and 11 Haiku, 5 in Portuguese and 6 in English. The Portuguese Haiku are not translations of the English.

The portfolio is titled "Thoughts On A Passage."

On occasion, I will reproduce these prints and Haiku in the blog.

Ray Grist








Esperando já
Por que espero, nao sei
Como as ávores

What is important
Places, things, remain behind
Thoughts on a passage

1. The Studio, lino cut, 5 7/8 x
7 7/8 inches, 1977 - 1979.

JUMP again - A Forum for New World Culture. A blog by Ray Grist

Although

my neighbours

are all barbarians

and you

are a thousand miles away

There are always

two cups on my table.

Anonymous Chinese poem.

(Teapot by Brenda Colling.)

JUMP again - A Forum for New World Culture. A blog by Ray Grist

Frank Fournier

The thief

Gone

Forgot

One thing

The moon

At the window.

Chinese poem (Anonymous)

JUMP again - A Forum for New World Culture. A blog by Ray Grist.


Until now, I have not posted my own works. Following are 6 of my newest paintings.