the blueberries are crowned
matte and slick
as the beading surface
of an ink bottle
I must hold them gently
when I gather them
from their clear cage
cold in artificial winter
“cercare e saper riconoscere chi e cosa, in mezzo all'inferno, non è inferno, e farlo durare, e dargli spazio.” Italo Calvino, Le CiTTà INVISIBILi (1972)
“Logic is the Beginning of Wisdom, […] Not the End.” Spock, STAR TREK vi: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
the blueberries are crowned
matte and slick
as the beading surface
of an ink bottle
I must hold them gently
when I gather them
from their clear cage
cold in artificial winter