shadowed blue railing below blue gate
at top of stair, green cypress branch
in foreground, sound of waves on rock
itself meaning, to become
which is ‘background’
relation to edge of sound,
itself, here continue
grey clouds on horizon next to point,
green canyon of ridge across from it
blue railing slanting toward blue gate
at top of stairs, goldfinch on feeder
in foreground, sound of wave on rock
area inside ruled border,
example of burnishing
from edge to edge of day,
canvas, what painting
sunlit white clouds above top of ridge,
tree-lined tip of point across from it
shadowed blue railing below blue gate
at top of stairs, goldfinch on feeder
in foreground, sound of waves on rock
what is a picture, what
sort of presence form
“sketch,” oblique views,
precursor of more open
grey-white cloud against top of ridge,
tree-lined green point across from it
blue railing slanting toward blue gate
at top of stairs, crow calling in left
foreground, sound of wave against rock
as has sometimes happened,
balance shifted some
direction of motion, fact,
contraction in ratio
grey-white clouds against top of ridge,
darker cloud on horizon across from it
grey whiteness of cloud against shadowed
ridge, red-tailed hawk calling in lower
left foreground, sound of jet overhead
to be absolute coincidence,
ceasing as a sensation
probably red, color always,
between dark and light
grey-white clouds against top of ridge,
wingspan of pelican flapping toward it
grey whiteness of fog against invisible
ridge, red-tailed hawk calling in left
foreground, sound of waves in channel
relations in the continuum,
it must be emphasized
detail lost in dark, light
color, shadow too red
grey-white clouds reflected in channel,
shadowed green slope of ridge above it
shadowed green ridge against grey-white
sky, red-tailed hawk calling on branch
in foreground, sound of car in street
same elements, expression
of complex pulsation
ends up red, more salient,
things have happened
green slope of ridge against blue sky,
windblown blue-green channel below it
