rhymes

25 pairs

the walls talk to each other

huddle — the boardwalk, first and last light - the day's bookends

gone. — the boardwalk, first and last light - the day's bookends

the loop — two helixes - pedestrian ramp and stair tower

around — two helixes - pedestrian ramp and stair tower

every window — ornament's grid vs engineering's grid

inside the truss — ornament's grid vs engineering's grid

down — the stadium empty, then full

smoke over the stands. — the stadium empty, then full

hands on the cup — the held cup and the dropped one

golden arches — the held cup and the dropped one

stairs up — approach and arrival

here — approach and arrival

no closer. — the port refused, then reached at sundown

fishing statue — the port refused, then reached at sundown

one curve, one palm — two trees against bare sky - morning palm, dusk ficus

bent — two trees against bare sky - morning palm, dusk ficus

the maze — the spiral flat on the ground, the torus standing

sculpture — the spiral flat on the ground, the torus standing

coffee — the word COFFEE and the word BLUDSO'S - the city labels itself

lit — the word COFFEE and the word BLUDSO'S - the city labels itself

stasis — the tray and the tatami - stillness indoors, morning and afternoon

interval — the tray and the tatami - stillness indoors, morning and afternoon

the arch. — two apertures - stone arch, tunnel mouth

tunnel — two apertures - stone arch, tunnel mouth

planes — midcentury planes and the corporate stack

the stack — midcentury planes and the corporate stack

yes — two white geometries holding one small figure

weighted — two white geometries holding one small figure

the run. — the conduit's splay and the bowl's sweep - poured motion

woosh — the conduit's splay and the bowl's sweep - poured motion

the cage — the caged bulb and the lit ceiling - light in a box

run it — the caged bulb and the lit ceiling - light in a box

wired. — service drops on brick, service drops on sky

up there — service drops on brick, service drops on sky

over — a way over and a way through

a way through. — a way over and a way through

diag and water — the harbor from above, the bike path from above

spin — the harbor from above, the bike path from above

still. — the bust in shadow and the bronze in sun

pose — the bust in shadow and the bronze in sun

front — two storefront faces - garden pavilion, kumquat brick

patterned — two storefront faces - garden pavilion, kumquat brick

goodbye light — light through slats, water through concrete

concrete channel — light through slats, water through concrete

the canopy, all facets — two canopies - faceted steel, quiet soffit

curve above — two canopies - faceted steel, quiet soffit

through the ring — the ring you look through, the scope you pay to look through

sticker scope — the ring you look through, the scope you pay to look through

the switchback. — two stairs - the switchback inside, the zigzag out in the sun

zigzag — two stairs - the switchback inside, the zigzag out in the sun