"the space/between the leaves"

A misshapen little watercolor-paper sketchbook I put together a few years ago using a page of croquis for a front cover. I came upon it tonight while gathering supplies for next week's workshop in Rehobeth, Delaware.
I messed up the sewing and the spine so badly that I never used the book, but I couldn't toss it, either!

I used the first page to test out my one of my conclusions from yesterday. And while I can't say this was painted with "expressive abandon," I did do it without drawing first! So that's a step in the right direction anyway.

"Garden"
Oo-Koo Kang Grosjean

The space
between the leaves
is full of sunlight.

At the sharp edge,
no longer crowded
with past and future,

fruits ripen on the lemon tree
in the silence
rising
from the morning air.