A Study in Blue & Gold
(to Hiromi Okumura)

envision the essence
visualize in your mind’s eye
the extraction of the key idea
that core
the true smell of it
how do you foresee the distillation?
the stray molecules escaping the still
(with your knowing nose)
and those caught visible
in the receiving flask in the end
leaving the dark distractions
the residues
behind