This morning two persons descending the mountain passed me, while wild mustard was climbing to its summit.

What the Elders passed down to us is still closer to writing in the
broadest sense than to a work of art; it is symbolic transposition
and not a copy of reality tracking "sclerotic rigor on one side,
a lively but unreliable creation on the the other."

Bending the curve towards zero,
the circle is
              almost
              circled.

 

 

wild mustard: An "invasive" plant, "Mustard opens blood vessels allowing the circulatory system to draw out toxins and letting blood flow increase." Survuval Weekly, May 3, 2010.
closer to writing: A. Leroi-Gourhan. In, M. Lorblanchet and P. Bahn, The First Artists. London, 2017.
sclerotic rigor: A. Laming-Emperaire. Quoted in, G. Curtis, The Cave Painters. New York, 2006.
Bending the curve: J. Rogel. "Bending the global emissions curve on to a global trajectory towards net zero is really the first and foremost task we have to tackle with great urgency” In, O. Milman, "Global Heating Could Stabilize If Net Zero Emissions Achieved, Scientists Say." The Guardian, Jan 7, 2021.
The circle: W. Whitman. From, “Leaves of Grass.” (1860)