a herbarium of

mosoon

contradictions, pressed between the pages

specimen book · vol. i est. soon

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a shield no spear can pierce

specimen 001 filed under both

a spear that pierces every shield

specimen 1 — both, simultaneously. filed under: resolved both. 3.iv.archive

the rain that breaks the drought

specimen 002 monsoon drought / flood

is the rain that brings the flood

two waters — one cloud. we wait for it & brace for it. jul. — jul.

the moon is always rising

specimen 003 phase soon

the moon has never arrived

moon-soon. always nearly here. a tense without a verb. night — ?

a river standing perfectly still

specimen 004 motion absolute

while every drop is racing past

heraclitus, in pencil. the river is the standing still. spring, again

a flower pressed alive

specimen 005 state kept & lost

is a flower preserved as gone

to keep is also to release. page 11. forgotten remembered. aug.

a sentence the silence spoke

specimen 006 voice silent

a silence the sentence kept

what is unsaid — the loudest stem. label illegible. on purpose. undated

a doorway always open

specimen 007 presence here / not

a threshold no one can cross

specimen 7 — both. filed under: both. do not press flat. undated

the collection is never complete.

— mosoon, vol. i