PATINATION

I LOVE OLD SURFACES.....
METAL....WOOD......GLASS.....
HUMAN FACES;
ANCIENT LAGOONS;
OLD, DRIED LEAVES;
WORN STONES;
ANCIENT THINGS, WAXED AND POLISHED;
CLOTHES, JUST AS THE NATURAL
FIBERS BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN;
FADED PORCELAIN;
MOTTLED ENAMEL;
DARKENED VARNISH ON ANCIENT PAINTINGS;
THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN TOUCHED AND ADMIRED,
AND SHOW IT,
THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT TO NATURE
AND HAVE SURVIVED, IN BEAUTY