Field guide No. 251
Still water in a vintage carriage
Mind the seats, they're wet.
The seats of an old blue velvet railway carriage are clear blocks of rippling water, throwing light across the wooden floor. First class, sparkling.
Field noteSeats of standing water require water that stands. Physics declines; logic shrugs.
Also possible, also breaking material
The sea has pocketsWater stitched like denim breaks the fabric rules, not the logical ones. The key is perfectly ordinary.
The radiator’s soft landingOak that sags like a mattress is wood forgetting itself. Heavy radiators on soft floors are no paradox.
Lightly dressedAny leaf can hang over a bulb. Few lampshades wilt by Thursday.
The ribbon quarryQuarries cut rock into terraces. Cutting satin the same way is waste, but legal waste.