Beneath the Surface

Fibres under tension
Pressure at the split
Dense weave

Knot in the thread
Friction at the edge
Pull across the grip

Dust between fibres
Abrasion at the edge
bright thread

In the tight weave
Fibre against fibre
Split under pressure

Stalk on the stony slope
Water in roots
Wetness in the weave

Crack in the stone
Fibres at the edge
Earth in fissures

Between roots
Silt in the split
Green in the wet

Beneath the layer
Weave in the wet
Cold at the edge

Metal in the wind
Strike at the edge
Vibration in iron

Sheet metal under rain
Drops on the surface
Sound in the joints

Stone wall
Tone at the cold edge
Echo in stone

Wood under fingers
Pressure in the fibres
Resonance in the wood

Water beneath the cold
Glass crust
Pressure on ice

Light along the crust
Fracture at the edge
Sheen on ice

Stone on mirror
Notch in the sheen
Glass under pressure

Under the crust
dark water
Black under ice

Branch at the window frame
Leaded glass loose in the setting
Dust falls out of the joints

Threshold without a door
Grasses in the entrance
Outside reaches into the house

Beam from the ceiling
Wood juts into the room
Sky in the house

Rain through the roof
Water darkens the ground
Moss fills the joints

Rust on iron
Moisture in joints
Red in the ground

Algae on stone
Water in hollows
Green at the wet edge

Iron edge
dull sheen
Dust in the wet

Dark layer
Rust in notches
Trace in iron

Leaf litter between trunks
Leaves in the fold
Light sinks deeper

Twigs above the litter
Bark at the damp edge
Moss in cracks

Fibres in half-light
Bark darkens further
Dust between fibres

Under the leaves
Cold at the ground
Light in rough litter

Stones at the edge
Water between blades
Light at the surface

Under the water
Silt pulls downward
Darkness rises

Foot in black silt
Depth takes the body
Smell hangs in the water

Dead wood crosswise
Circles in silt
Ground beneath silt