Field guide No. 534
A dry pocket in rushing water
Reserved seating in the river.
A clear mountain stream rushes over its stones and around one square hole of dry pebbles, the water pouring in at the edges and never filling it. Something down there asked not to be disturbed.
Field noteRivers fill every hole they cross. This one pours in at the edges of a dry square and never fills it.
Also possible, also breaking physics
Soft landingFour craters each cradle a white feather. Something very light has still managed to leave a mark.
A small matter of gravityIrons do not hover or sift. That is a complaint for physics; logic signed off long ago.
The beach’s suspended sand waveSound shivers sand a little. A small speaker here has lifted a whole breaking wave of beach into the air.
The impossible loop escalatorAn escalator curves into a closed loop inside a quiet mall. The next floor is not available.