Instrumental
purse and draw forth
flatten moist paper
a (littler) mirror of lips and hands
feeling for the grain
humbled by this steadfast work
illuminating its architecture
by tasting with skin
wood crafted to hold canvas and sound
to heal souls
with mild canter or sonorous embrace
as a nautilus rests above my chin
or silkiest xylem is warmed by my brow
vessels which with us become one