Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Haunted Twilight, 1954-62; watercolor and charcoal on paper, 32 3/8 x 39 1/8 inches; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Gift of Charles Rand Penney, 1994
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, September 11, 1914
Tuesday, Oct 8, 2013
My mind grows very uncomfortable at times, as tonight. I am haunted by the thought
that the poetry in me is rapidly drying out i.e - . that last year or the year before
I saw more beauty in nature, or with a more innocent eye.
Perhaps I expect great returns all at once from merely looking towards an ideal.
Perhaps as I travel towards it, poetry will reawaken.
Charles E. Burchfield, September 11 1914