The Breath Holds

Leave the page to the line

One measured verse block carries the argument; ornament keeps the silence around it exact.

Gold should breathe, not shout

Cloud bands frame each claim with a thin mineral glow instead of filling the field with noise.

Vermilion marks the turn

Small keepers make the eye pause between couplets without turning the slide into a scene.

Cobalt belongs in the margin

The blue hashiya steadies the composition while aubergine remains the sovereign ground.