Field guide No. 1187
Silver fish swim through wheat
A school of thought, ripening.
Silver fish drift between tall stalks of golden wheat under a cloudy sky as though the field were shallow water. The harvest is expected to be a catch.
Field noteFish drift between wheat stalks as if the field were shallow. Harvest will be netted.
Also possible, also breaking physics
Starry night pockets beneath daylight cloudsNight comes all at once. Under these three afternoon clouds hang funnels of starry dark.
Daylight between the pagesAn open book casts warm light inside a train carriage. The next stop is a footnote.
Upside down salamander beneath the puddleAn orange salamander clings under the water surface. Surface tension is strong, not that strong; the story holds up.
The patient needleSteel does not root. Biology has turned down this application several times.