The Aplomb Chair

steps forward with restraint.

Solid without severity,

imbued with softness,

it carries within it

a memory of spring -

a joyful meal,

taken on a table of dawn.

 

Six legs for balance,

a removable seat

in saddle-stitched leather,

and a silence in the lines.

The oak is cut with precision,

the leather fitted without slack -

everything is conceived to last

 

Serious, attentive, dynamic,

it holds conversation

like a posture.

This is a chair of trust,

pulled out for someone you love.

On it lingers the fragrance

of a cherry tree in bloom.