Material Language
by Michael Romani

The things that touch the skin
Are the things that we let in
Speaking to us in coded language
Each giving compelling advantage

Brought to life under light
Ideally blended just right
To assemble in the composite
That brings joy and not its opposite

Working together for warmth so tactile
That it lends toward smiles so facile
Functional in all of its luxury
Offering comfort to withstand injury

Material is best understood through contrast
Rough against smooth while differing vast
Show ways of superlative difference
Picked up on by our senses in reference

By design, there is a feeling of well being
Overtly orchestrated without being seen
Smoothed over by assembling composites past
Composed in all of their comforting contrasts

(c) July 28, 2017  Michael Romani
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