The Belief in Baleful Stars

As if the face were of a man

Thin stars with elongated tails: 3s
naturally imply a vertical axis—— a scaffolding
of degrees,

as in top mid low——
the three will not commingle,
skygrowth cannot upsurge a human.
Stonedrift, outcrop, stalactite,
snagstone. The cosmic triad tacks
man squarely between sky and rock.

This is me talking. Principles
of controlled movement, dryness & moisture,
appear to have answers——

A stunning kit of ways to describe
the predicament

Should such a man (fond of
study and fond of resolute
characters) chance upon any,
he will know the jade
from the shingle at a single
glance. How many words

do I have for copy? breaks, losses,
wormhole damage. There are five classics:
changes, odes, history, rites
and the comments on Spring & Autumn;
and five elements: consumption, stability,
growth, mutability and flexible
incorruptibility; 3 may imply
verticality, but 5 pins down
a broad horizontal vellum field——

the four quarters and the center——
wrist, neck, shame, foot, foot,
ankle, tooth. The five sacred
peaks, all of an interchangeable
basic function, on a single level.