i ran into an artist today
i never met before
he passed away
some years back
but left a little video,
an old man at work
en plein air
in the rice fields
a steel bucket of water
at his side

in my room
i watch the artist
on his video
he washes the paint
from his hands
the sunlight from the rice field
flickers on my screen
the artist speaks
i look at the steel bucket
by my closet door