Gallery Ping Pong, Malmö, Sweden 2019.
"Ten Seconds of Forever" All paintings 81x90 cm or 90x81 cm
(Robert Calvert)
In the tenth second of forever, I thought of the
Sea and a white yacht drifting...
In the ninth second of forever, I thought of a
Leaf, a stone, the plastic fragment of a child's
Toy...
In the eighth second of forever, I remembered a
Warm room where voices played...
In the seventh second of forever, I thought of
The life I would not lead...
In the sixth second of forever, I saw your mouth
Whispering something I could not hear...
In the fifth second of forever, I thought of
The vermilion deserts of Mars, the jeweled
Forests of Venus...
In the fourth second of forever, I could
Remember nothing that I did not love...
In the third second of forever, I thought
Of rain against a window and I thought of
The wind...
In the second second of forever, I thought
Of a pair of broken shades lying on the
Tarmac...
In the first and final second of forever, I
Thought of the long past that had led to
Now and never... Never... Never... Never...