Passed on down the Dynasties
The Chinese brush displays
The rhythmic skills of mastery
Through frameworks formed by principles
a product of the Sandlewood tree
On porous paper strokes directed
by hair of wolf and goat applied
the ink of soot and gum.
Held upright in the hand
Condensed in time the brush applied
Through pressures in directed strokes
mirroring the artists mind
Reflecting Ch’i and energy
With form and space in complement
Avoiding lines in symmetry
crystalized through skills acquired
An artists road to self-expression