that you descend the bank to ask it, know
that the Great Mantle was once hung upon me.
And in truth I was a son of the She-Bear
so sly and eager to push my whelps ahead,
that I pursed wealth above, and myself here.
Beneath my head are dragged all who have gone
before me in buying and selling holy office;
there they cower in fissures of the stone."
12.25 x 10.5 inches
acrylic paint, collage, and watercolor on found paper
November 10, 2025
November 10, 2025
