Above All Other

The image shows a page from an etiquette book about beverages, particularly champagne. Overlaid on the text are painted black circular shapes resembling grapes or bubbles, connected by thin green vine-like lines. Some words are highlighted in purple, creating a found poem

By Unknown

Above All Other

above all other
begun
not especially good
turning
as a protection in case it explodes
thin as
bubbles
to keep them
serving
an alternative to the gentlemen
a social taboo
one large piece
a gesture to stop. And then
only
alone,