It is deceptively simple; it is not simple

at all. Too many people begin by putting

pencil to paper. They will lose their way,

veer off course, their circle will spiral

inwards or outwards, growing too small

or too large for itself, instead of the fine

tongue from its mouth touching the tip

of its tail in a perfect and endless coiling.

Do not begin with the paper, do not

start with the pencil in your hand. Think;

conjure up a full moon like a burnished

sixpence, let the midsummer sun burn itself

onto the retina of your mind’s eye. Now,

putting pencil to paper with your eyes

closed, just draw what you see.