2026, mar 23 - game

[droqen]

"set aside a piece of your day
to pay attention to yourself.
inscribe ahead of time
or in the moment the boundaries
of studio and gallery.
your studio must be a place that makes you
feel safe." (pt i)

[droqen]

"once situated
in your studio and having in mind
an empty gallery, begin remember-
ing the object lying beneath
the todayness of today.

it is a pigeon, a crow, a great heron.
neither startle it nor coax it.

instead pass its perching-place
    (a tree droops heavily over a river.)
    (the banister of a trafficked bridge.)
and turn your head only regarding
its hugeness as it regards you." (pt ii)

[droqen]

"its skittishness is
what makes it what it is.
when it goes, let it go.
do not tame the wild
birds of your soul." (pt iii)

[droqen]

"the gallery is any place that is empty and vast
enough for great things to escape." (pt iv, final part)