The life of man is a self-evolving circle, which, from a ring imperceptibly small, rushes on all sides outwards to new and larger circles, and that without end. […]
Category Archives: 3D Art
Into the Deep
I have to learn alone to turn my body without force in[to] the deep element. “Diving into the Wreck” Adrienne Rich
Little Houseplant
Goodnight little houseplant asleep on the sill I’ll pull the shades so you don’t catch a chill And tomorrow in the morning there’ll be breakfast for two We’ll have […]
Suspension Bridge
A bridge, the frailest, Is better than the abyss. “In Defense of Superficiality” Elder Olson
Ice Planet
Like the universe’s largest engagement ring, it twirls and sparkles its way through infinity. “Astronomers Locate a New Planet” Contradictions in the Design Matthew Olzmann
Leviathan
Hapless mariners are they, Who beguil’d (as seamen say), Deeming him some rock or island, Footing sure, safe spot, and dry land, Anchor in his scaly rind; Soon the difference they find; Sudden plumb, […]
Pocket Sandwich
A pocket with a hole in it . . . What is a pocket but a hole? “Pockets” Howard Nemerov
Ball Toss
[The Lord will] toss thee like a ball into a large country . . . Isaiah 22:18 Holy Bible, KJV
Private Eye
I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions. Whatever I see I swallow immediately Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike. “Mirror” Sylvia Plath
Ice Cream
[L]et the eye wander off to a menu, where it can start to ingest “Quite Sour Lemon sherbet topped with a stem cherry and chocolate sprinkles . . . and […]
Holiday Gift Idea
‘Take some more tea,’ the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. ‘I’ve had nothing yet,’ Alice replied in an offended tone, ‘so I can’t take more.’ ‘You mean you can’t […]
Crying Wolf
Some winter nights impel us to take in Whatever lopes outside, beastly or kind . . . We dream there is no ravening or guile And take it kindly of […]
Flock
Although our coats were thin and rations sparse Still radiant in our palaces of hay We breakfasted on dawn and supped on stars. “Watteau, a Dream” Emile Nelligan
Mirror
[T]he universal mirror that repeat[s] this world reflects another, that transforms what it copies. “The House of Glances” Octavio Paz
Dusk
Summer had closed in. At dusk, the waterfront began to clear . . . The smell of warm fresh water wafted toward the shore . . . The night was opening like a cotyledon. […]
Left Behind
In the enormous dome Seaward, the horizon is garlanded With tender clouds; the hollow shell Of heaven is luminous; the exhausted, pale Waters exhale A vast oceanic odor, a sea-soft breath. Sundown. A […]
Superstar
She expects the best for herself and knows she’s worth what she costs, and she costs plenty. She’s not giving anything away. “Mae West” Edward Field
Masterpiece
Look, a mirage, like a round rim, a strange Wizard’s masterpiece about us: An old line that’s not there, A boundary that never ends. “Horizon” David Emrys James
Rounds
Round universe, where only spheres can range Though sizes differ and the colours change: The sun, the moon, the stars, the heavy earth That draped itself in oceans at its birth, Eternal love allows […]