A contemporary poem about the unfinished arrangement, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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The unfinished arrangement waits on the sill: a dark form, a pale field, one open angle. I add nothing to it. The day does enough damage by itself. At night the pieces remain apart, which may be another way of belonging.
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A contemporary poem about a use for the unusable, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
A contemporary poem about between the two forms, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
A contemporary poem about the centre moves first, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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