Imperfect Circles
Unguided fingers clutching pens
go looping through and
wind around
the centers
they had
never
held
so
any
circle
inked
will sway
(oval, ovoid,
odd, oblique)
encompassing
perfection's flaw:
these faulty orbits mortals draw
shall not approach those divine lines
surpassing touch and time's designs
- inviolable geometry
beyond all thoughts
and what we see.
Imperfect Circles © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
View this poem at AllPoetry.com
Written for Writer’s Digest Poetry Prompt 599 ("round" theme)
https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/wednesday-poetry-prompts-599
Submitted: February 10, 2022