painted plaster. wood. metal.
blue figures.
open doorway.
correspondence.
[to occur at the same time]
rooftops. stairways. trees.
hands & light.
x/y
in any order
philosophy. wisdom. soul.
past. present. future.
gravity. moon. tides.
heart. mind. body.
in any order
x/y
ecliptic
“Celestial motion is circular and uniform, or composed of circular and uniform parts.”
-- erasmus reinhold
mountains on the moon
myriad stars
annotations
rare books
revolution
the great circle of the sun’s path
dragon
eagle
a substantial crack in the wall
becomes apparent
maps & islands
a compass hidden within an oak
poetry
art
E=mc²
the wall begins to crumble
solar eclipses occur only
at the time of a new moon
motions independent
nothing & everything
“the clock fallen into the sea”
--pablo neruda
the lost book
a blue flower found on a cement step
the yellow chair overturned in the garden
spirals & music & wind
parallel forces & their effect
orange butterfly on the plane's wing.
the wind. the lake's waves.
old footsteps. the japanese poet & italian philosopher.
alleys of glass. alleys of broken books.
are the eclipses of the sun & moon
the result of shadows?
real. inverted.
real. virtual.
farther away.
behind the mirror.
bird footsteps.
refraction.
pebbles. sticks.
branches.
in a sea of blue glass
“if the path is relatively smooth, then we can imagine
that the fractal dimension would be close to one,
but if it is very complex,
then a dimension closer to two can be expected.”
from the golden ratio
snowflakes & curves
the beauty of mathematics
consequently
counter winding spirals
dissect a rose
sunflowers & pyramids
intricate.
juxtaposition
old. new. concrete. abstract.
the morning light reflected in snow.
we are attempting to understand our identities.
the red chair. the blue boat.
walk on ice. walk on sand.
dimensions. denominators.
the poem as sculpture.
the poem as tree.
arbitrary
lovers.
the river almost frozen.
we await spring.
collect art. read books.
A to B.
retreat. examine stones. cook.
wear invisible cloaks.
poetry, art, & nature, as well as my family, keep me rooted and transcendental in this crazy world of beauty and chaos. my work has appeared in otoliths, blueprint review, dusie, the bukowski review, 13th moon, osiris and others. i edit and publish indefinite space, a poetry journal--found HERE.
