Rough Draft (Up Draft, Down Draft)
Curvy line on Ramses II bracelets in gold and lapis.
In the form of winding rivers (see Leonardo’s drawing of Imola ), waves, serpents, patterns in textiles across continents -such as Mayan textiles, or did I see an Aztec textile – are you ready for this – (follow the curve three ways)
because it is significant across (cultures)-
ready?
You might know it already.
One day last year I realized – of course. The river’s course.
And
The mountain’s.
See.
See the tops.
of the mountains
and see a winding path
The path of a light wave.
From the mountains
to the rivers
to the seas
to the rivers
to the mountain
to the mountain ridge
to the mountain chain
which bends like a river
where far rivers can be seen
and other far mountains
mountain chains
a mountain spring
many springs
flowing
into streams
into rivers
footsteps flowing
along mountain paths
down mountains
into vallies
along
water
w
a
y
s
feet
climbing
up mountains
wings winging up
wings soaring.
Mountains
say
from
a
mountain’s
ridge –
ways
paths
are
many
many
are
paths
are
paths
are
many
are
paths
are
along
the
ridges
ledges
down
up
down
left
right
left
right
left
right
left
right
red
efts
climb
grass
and
mushrooms
up hills
but I do not know
if red efts climb up
mountains.
they turn
bluer
brown
and
go
down
to
watery
places.
a
salamander’s
tail
also
makes
a
waves
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