A Blank White Page - for Pierre Joris (1947-2025)
A Work in Progress
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A blank page invites written words to bring
purpose to the page next to each other
ruled lines park words where they’re easily found
by the eye or by fingers if embossed
braille on stiff paper touched by fingertips
either way by sight or by touch words matter
A blank page invites written words that won’t
disappear so try your best choose wisely
knowing words scanned by AI for sentiment
may incur an unfavorable weighting
if read from a certain perspective
intolerant of other perspectives
A blank page invites words that profess
love puts value on forms of expression
value puts price on some product or service
that resist that disdain that drool a trail
like a snail headed up the windowpane
for no reason than to rise always words rise
Dick Russell © Richard M Russell
2025