HOA NGUYEN on NINA BOVASSO

Hoa Nguyen

 I Said Apprehend To Seize

Eve’s necklace after the legume
seed-pod black and segmented
Chunky black beads
And “in the  madness of spring”: pink
Flowers drooping in clusters

Burn up thy thought

Star
           The mothers

Aquarius (window)
Nina Bovasso
Silver Roofed Structure, 2005
Acrylic and ink on paper
Courtesy the artist and Inman Gallery, Houston