Satéur

Quiet authority, after dark.

His orbit, after dark.

Set sideways. Set in shadow.

Quiet authority, in gold.

His orbit, in gold.

Set sideways. Set certain.

Quiet authority, in silver.

His orbit, in silver.

Set sideways. Set silver.

His orbit, in diamond.

Like the first snow.

A garden, at the lobe.

A garden, in 1682.

Suspended, like a held breath.

Heart, scaled to a hand.

The clarity, twice over.

Two carats, low and lit.

The clarity, named.

Five rings. One vow.

Ten carats. Verdict held.

Without end, twice.

Long light, at the wrist.

The long oval, paired.

Long light, low.

A tear, held.

The table, set in light.