maria barnas
poetry
poetry
DERELICT DAYS
MAASVLAKTE 02
TO ARRANGE OBJECTS IN A PERSPECTIVE PICTURE
SO THEY ARE ALL FULLY VISIBLE FROM A SINGLE SPOT
ONE MUST RECONFIGURE THEM IN TWO WAYS.
WATERWAYS AND DERELICT DAYS
BRING MOVABLE OBJECTS
THAT NEED TO BE SEPARATED STRAIGHT AWAY.
SECONDLY, THE PERSPECTIVE BOX MUST BE ARRANGED
SO THAT RECEDING LINES DO NOT OCCLUDE
ONE ANOTHER AT ODD ANGLES.
I DRAW A HORIZON ACROSS THE SKY, CIRCLE CLOUDS
WITH AN OUTSTRETCHED FINGER TO MARK ONE, TWO
VANISHING POINTS. THEY SHOULD BE ATTACHED
BUT THEY HOVER AND DRAG
THE CORNERS OF OUR HOUSE, STRETCHING THEM
FAR APART TO CONSTRUCT UNLIKELY BUILDINGS.
WE STAND ON THESE DRAWINGS
AND LET A LANDSCAPE GO BY, TILT CONTAINERS
AT ODD ANGLES, SUPPORTING A STARK SKY.



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