eyes that see

keeping an eye on the way the shapes integrate // to make a miniature laboratory experiment in perception // decide on the necessary balance // to lend suspense to a situation // only enacted in accordance // with a template of rules // meant to be broken


like a leaf on a stem dangles before conceding to the flow // an ancient bird of symbol descends // with the eyes of a stream // only moving in imagination


two sided like every approach to perception // needs a place to compare // the dual elements presented // as foreground and background // where both sides of our visible face // are displayed


each day a change in the time and the way the trumpeter greets the morning


instructed to record a seemingly odd object a positive approach along purely visual lines can often find a place for the discarded