Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

[inscription reads] nothing. So far I have kept one straw to cling to: that I knew a little of pattern & color. This too has been taken away. / Once in the afternoon the sun came out clear. Its light was very white and pale. / Dec 11, 1914 / Tho (sic) at going to bed it was raining, morning light again revealed a whitened earth. It was a sugary snow, not shaggy like the other day, and gave all things a softened look. As the day advanced, the clouds broke and we had a rare