Drop the blinds,
sweep crumbs
from blotter,
soul bunched
at the bottom
of the list.
If there’s time
the lecturer
will touch upon
certain peculiarities
of design.
Will nod
and crook
and wink
one snorted
private joke
short of bad
manners, seeing as
there’s amateurs
at large.
Euclid
drew inspiration
from a fountain
of cold water.
The schoolgirl
ponytailing
her hair
offers up
an alternative.