The Chanfrein Floor Lamp

is a free variation on the desk.

Like a thought drifting 

away from the table,

yet keeping its memory,

in the line of its legs.

 

Here, light appears to float

above a sculpted base,

where oak embraces patinated brass

cut with a millimetred bevel,

resting on three feet.

The blown-glass globe

emerges delicately

from the curve of the metal,

diffusing its glow

like a small star.

 

Intimate, grounded, weightless,

this floor lamp watches and guide 

the dreams where the eye rests.

One almost hears and smells

the long breath of meditation,

and the scent of wood after rain.