when hot metal pours
diastole systole
a brilliant arc
under the skyís green fire
take thy solace in seeing
black lead crocodile
rising at midnight
to climb high in the south by dawn
an aesthetic of visibility, smoothness,
youth, health and symmetry
valve chest cylinder piston rod
ribs, pelvises and hind limbs
visible through gases
vented by the molten interior
re-crystallised under heat and pressure
persistence of vision with regard to moving objects
motion as a form of light
contradiction as a means of transport
where
from what were
the wheels of a burnt out car
Epilobium angustifolium
rosebay willowherb
lus na tine
fireweed
tall and imposing
pushed through
© Randolph Healy