1. quiet.
downlight the swan
gives her mood.
frost feathers say
yes the whole of the image is the swan
looking toward you and away.
2. anxious and released.
has the film begun? where is it?
an ember on the left edge
struggling comically to get into the picture.
sprung loose and broadly sailing
kindling her air.
3. interested.
figure and ground
keep rolling over.
4. startled.
5. physical.
the heart of the image
calms down.
6. comprehensive.
a window and 'a window'
in a window.
7. thinking.
something behind us
participates in what is in front of us.
bits of the image
have a flight of their own.
8. not overwhelmed
by how much we can see
though it comes down thicker every second.
9. holding still and moving.
breathed. a light beat.
swarm in the grain.
10. flooding. if you stay near,
it lifts you.
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