Two points
describe a line.
-- my eye and that red stone --
Between two points
an infinite number
of unseen points
is presumed.
-- my ear and that bird's lilting flight --
Also it's been said
that Nature will not draw
a line that's neither curved nor crooked;
but if the line waves
-- as streams and music meet --
it is a form of locomotion
for sound, or light, or water,
for cold drafts of air,
or the spray of a storm
-- so shifts a wind to change a scent's direction --
Maybe time travels in waves.
Other means of transport
might be, for instance, feet
if you're lucky,
wings, or wheels
or thought.
-- a pencil traced around my foot --
I, for one, can draw a line
but it might not lead to anywhere.
©2014 Ravenna Taylor
