Sine qua non

Poetry, like other art forms, gives expression to the intangible, that which moves below the surface of individual and collective consciousness. Here is my latest contribution: 

Sine qua non

(an essential condition or requirement)

Still life with pomegranates, bay leaves and durian

Still life with couscous and quince

Still life with rambutan and raspberries

Still life with buttered crumpet and bees wax

Still life with pheasant and firefly

Still life with cumquats and corpse

Still life with tattooed arm and torso

Still life with castanets and cattle prod

Still life with ant and ant eater

Still life with scorpion and march fly

Still life with bouquet and zeitgeist