the motion motif


down to basics, seeking
fundamental forces.
that which is,
moves.
speed is time from here to there
measured from a point of view,
here.
that which is,
moves,
and that which measures it,
moves less.
all that matters are the patterns:
the earth spins, another day,
summer comes, another fall,
the tide rolls in,
you get the point.

prufrock wore his coat
quite cautiously.
mine is made of motion:
it make me quite
invisible.


© Mark E. Dougherty