Silk cotton wool
An ancient craft
combining
strength and thinness
Wing-like shapes
confront one another
or occupy medallions
all around floral coronas
with birds
in formulaic flight
A central emblem
inclines to the left
its bright-hued lozenges
recurrent
but not regular
Conspicuously
hooked in a barber's pole
embryonic stars swirl
Energetic triangles
rotate schematically
encamped at the periphery
of a placid central slot
Fleshy bulbs
and double guard stripes
galvanize
minute magenta spirals
impressed upon diagonals
Thrifty rhythms
describe arabesques