not

not.
do not.
barrier?
or jumping off point?

coil

at first
I thought maybe a can...
an empty tomato sauce can...
but it wasn't quite right...
the arch and ridges perfect and
beautiful...
maybe a roll of copper tubing
caught in a perfect squash...
every element in sync with
the final form

grease

I'm 5 years old and
my teacher sends home a disapproving report
to say that I am making faces out of my letters
drawing noses on my "a"s and ears on my "x"s
caught up in that quirky moment
when the random little squiggles suddenly
look back at you.

tempting

Apparently not tempting enough...

peace

peace

collaboration

Straight twig, Flat sidewalk, unidirectional sunlight...
in collaboration... a beautiful curve emerges in the implied absence of all three.

A

a little stake in the ground, near the campus duck pond... what is it? evidence of a plan? the grave of the elusive "A"?