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Atoms and Void
Atoms and Void There is no body without void – Epicurus You’d have thought it endless, Lucretius— The laminar descent of atoms Falling through a void serene and mute, Each atom unhurried, alone, Descending at a constant pace, Unmoved by force, untouched by will, No dawn to break their quiet fall, No god to stir the silent dark. But then—a swerve, a subtle bend, Two atoms veer, incline, and meet, A fragile sign of nascent will, A fracture within fate’s perf

Richard Mather


Surfaces, Simulacra and Sight
Simulacra peel Continually from the body’s Surface, each image Bearing the appearance of the Part it belongs to. A purposeful doubling,...

Richard Mather


A Poem Is
a cluster   of black atoms,  of varied shapes  and connections,  configured  with an inclination  towards sense  and...

Richard Mather


Endless, the Downward Laminar Flow of Rain
Endless, endless, the downward laminar flow of rain -- Atoms falling through the void

Richard Mather


Thinking of Being without Heaviness or Depth
Part 1: Being and heaviness People who suffer from depression often complain of a feeling of heaviness; not just in the emotional or...

Richard Mather
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