About Borromini


Bending we know builds a tension
as inexplicable as the spiral of a seashell
Why does a snail carry one
if only to move slowly on land

What does an oyster do with the pearl
He draws a balustrade with moulded rails
bent to fit two people in love
abandonment and its geometric limits

The flag is moving
No, the wind is moving
Well, perhaps the mind is moving
Nothing is quite what it seems

In a space made for kneeling
He draws a hexagon
a circumference of three dancers
The music of prayer ascends

Reality relates number and form
Two triangles merge the star of David
Put a seashell on the window
See a fish make a wave

Lucignano, 6 2005