DRAWING A PERFECT CIRCLE

It is deceptively simple; it is not simple
at all. Too many people begin by putting
pencil to paper. They will lose their way,
veer off course, their circle will spiral
inwards or outwards, growing too small

or too large for itself, instead of the fine
tongue from its mouth touching the tip
of its tail in a perfect and endless coiling.
Do not begin with the paper, do not
start with the pencil in your hand. Think;

conjure up a full moon like a burnished
sixpence, let the midsummer sun burn itself
onto the retina of your mind’s eye. Now,
putting pencil to paper with your eyes
closed, just draw what you see.