ALEC KOWALCZYK
Gnomon

It is a regal garden,
mirroring the symmetry of the palace façade.
Water cascades evenly in the large central pool.
The sun remains unclouded,
and the geometrically disciplined
cone-shaped shrubbery
shed sharp shadows.
There is nothing human in this landscape.

It is a regal garden,
mirroring the symmetry of the palace façade.
Water lies stagnant in the large central pool.
The sky is overcast / the sun is hidden,
and the geometrically disciplined
cone-shaped shrubbery
shed no shadows.
The landscape is dotted strategically
with stationary human figures,
and the figures cast shadows.

It is a regal garden ...