Oil colour on canvas. 36 inches by 36 inches. Poem for my painting Would Fire have listened to reason.= From the dark mouth of the dragon Carved on the wall of a bridge Came a train, Through a roaring darkness, The suns shafts of light Flaring through its windows. From the beautiful face of a girl Within a blaze of golden hair Came a breath of smoke. As the dragons heart roars out The suns warmth on her clothes and brow Does not penetrate through to the dungeons Of herself. Quiet, still and alone she sat Like a statue of loneliness Bursting into flame; Would fire have listened to reason ? © C. English