GNOMON Poem by Jan Lauwereyns

GNOMON



Stick a stick in the ground,
A bolt-upright stick in a small piece
of billiard-table-flat ground.

Stick: pole, erection.

Wait for the sun and note the way
your measuring instrument stands steadfast

in the light of the heat.

Bright air, brilliant fire
but what matters/counts is the shadow,

the unveiling of the earth.

Jan Lauwereyns
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
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