color

Even kings, it turns out, need someone to talk to.

Detached party rejoins meeting late, without prior notice filed.

Nobody questions the enormous gastropod's library card.

The self blooms twice, tender and unasked.

Man, briefcase, coat, platform tiles, shell, two eyestalks, sign.

Family declined to enter. Session proceeded per protocol.

Ark, hand-lettered sign, seven passengers, elder, robed figure, clouds.

Suits, cylinders, octopuses, whiteboard, chart, ship painting, conference phone, water glasses, notepads, city window.

Seven arms contact the floor. One does not.

Even jellyfish, apparently, can skip leg day.

Roundness creeps in, silently reshaping wild, wandering forms.

Where claws hold candles and strange creatures share bread.

Animated broom scolds seated man in living room.

Delivery accepted without inspection. See prior breach, same room.

Sixteen panels, one seal, one iguana photo, four checklists.

Man, glasses, notepad, armchair, lamp, diplomas, tissue box, inkblot print.