Saturday, August 17, 2013

Test Card F

For Carole Hersee


This is a precision game,
Your cross exactly centre sceen,
The colour accurate to a shade,
And in something so static,
So much to interest,
This loyal, daily viewer,

There's mathematics in the greys,
And science in the colour,
With a little integration,
We can measure the distortion,
Of a sixties TV screen,
Cast curved for strength.

And in that gentle smile,
to rival any ancient master,
Perhaps we see your mood,
That last forgotten argument,
But no fifth derivative,
Could ever measure memory.

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