Field guide No. 1189
Slate wave on a silent shore
Cresting, in no hurry.
A great wave curls up from layered grey slate on a quiet coast, frozen at its peak. It has been about to break for some time.
Field noteA wave of layered slate is frozen at its crest. It has been about to break for some time.
Also possible, also breaking material
One bite through pear, mug, boothTeeth do not usually get through china and upholstery. One mouth went pear, mug, seat, all in a line.
Pressure test_ cloud in a rusted bucketCloud fills a galvanised bucket and leaks through the rust. Vapour, finally, with a container.
Vinyl rings unbound above violet tableGrooves peel off a stack of black records as loose wire rings that hover in orbits above the table.
A stitch in porcelainThread through china would need holes the needle can’t make. Stubborn, not contradictory.