phonolite

a knight in the rain





that is not metal
but glass
finely formed
like an orchid
its contours lined in neon
the nude body beneath
male or female
young or old
fit or thin
or pressed to the surface

a knight in the rain





standing before a topiary emblem
the primeval forest groomed to sign

groomed to sign
the powerpack design

glass can appear like flames
or part flame part leaf
part seine part weave

the dimension which carries the narrative
is arrayed in an extracted topos carried by memory
carried

formed
these synthetic accumulations

a night in the reign