Scrollwork

arabesque words fall upon the page

as the wail from the blacken nib

and the blood water of an acid pen

Stains the surface and the mind alike

Through straight lines and curlicues

The message becomes conveyed

arabesque words fall

from the blackened nib

the acid that flows

stains surface and minds alike

Straight lines and curlicues

Interpreted by each

The author's views

Of the subject in speech