Trans- Substantial Filigree

(for an unfinished painting by Aram Chaled Res, posted on Oct.7,2024) ... ... ... ... ... Haze over the horizon is a layer of velum... a glow of pinkish orange stands out in the dusk... suffused with gold it becomes treasure-light... trans-substantial pathways open fully to each other... instantaneous linkages forever advancing... making a column of instants at eternity's brink... so vast that our tiny hearts sense only a filigree... rays of cambium spread across the sky... ethereal substance of the cedar tree of heaven... firmly planted in the transience of this world ... ... ... ... ...