Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, after August 26, 1930

[A drawing of a large tree with a large shadow cast under it tops the page.]

The Centaur —

“Watching a shadow circle an oak” —

The god-like man roams the pre-Autumnal woods pure in heart and body –

He is full of vigour –

His sexual impulses are pure; he dreams of his union with his mate under some giant chestnut tree at evening time –

The late August shower has washed the valley – the habitations of mortals are left far behind – there is a sweet sadness about twilight —

He enters the deep woods where it [is] already black night – he is swallowed up in the black obscurity –

Written years later: (I can’t remember the name of the author of the “Centaur”) [It was probably The Centaur (1915) by Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951), illustrated by Winifred Knights (1899-1947)]

Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, after August 26, 1930