then, enter stage right
lured by the prelude
and fugue state

flood of late sunlight
shadow play fixed and
anchored in stage fright

or, trace flickering flight
patterns of daydreams
bemused state

the vanishing self
slips out of sight and
seeks a new story

of fast shifting light
of paper, still white
a muse state

pleated pages expand
unbound from the walls
to enter stage right
renewed state