II.

two simple outlines of time distilled,
one nested inside the other
in unity and opposition,
mute, but nimble DNA coils gently unraveled
expressing a universe in binary code
of graceful force,
reflecting radiant stillness
between perception’s edges
between you and me

there!

caught briefly in a millimeter of glass
of this slender window.
a frame
revealing Indrani’s sari of infinite blue.