Construction of a Rainbow
Emily Carr
light
water
observer eyes
light: n.
when consisting, scientifically,
of six parts, viewed as the medium
of visual perception generally;
also, the condition of space
in which light is present,
in which vision is therefore possible,
as opposed to darkness:
1. the thing which is communicated
from a luminous body to the body illuminated,
variously conceived
as matter or energy, generally considered
to be electromagnetic radiation
between 400 & 700 nanometers, as in visible light
2. the thing, solar or terrestrial,
regarded as producing
the sensation; sun, moon, match,
lighter, cigarette, an individual’s
guiding spirit/divine presence
3. the sensation produced;
dawn, daybreak, a gleam or sparkle
in the eye, esp. when applied
to a beloved object, divine favour,
sanction, a full understanding,
realization or conversion
4. the process by which
the communication is made; individual
opinions, choices, standards or heroes,
as in the light of my life
5. certain characteristics of this process;
vibration, electromagnetic disturbance, waves
6. physical energies & processes
of the same type but having a different
range of periods; Röntgen rays, general
knowledge, public attention or states
of spiritual awareness or illumination,
as in let there be light
water: v.
to take to, supply or furnish with water,
to flood, treat, surround or bound,
to make wet or moist, to soak, steep or macerate,
to free from salt, wash down, sprinkle or drench,
to add, alter, or dilute;
said of a company or army, a ship, fleet or boat,
cities, monasteries & rocky plateaus
pavement, shell fire, fortresses, cloaks, clay
earth, plants, cattle, horses, cheeks,
flax, hemp, malt, ashes, hogs, sheep,
wine, whiskey, sentiment, word
protest, privilege, jury, tea
thirst, reason, old women, engines, onions, eyes
ailments, opinions, faith, love, laurels, blood
observer: n.
1. an adherent or follower,
esp. of law, religion, custom or ritual, said of Christians,
Jews, predestinarians, Pharisees,
disciples & dignitaries;
2. a person showing respect, deference,
or dutiful attention, watching or taking notice;
said of parasites, busy-bodies,
peasant girls & poets: a spectator;
3. a person responsible for observation,
esp. carried in an aeroplane or balloon
& trained to identify targets or safeguard
against attack, usually a soldier, scientist,
agorismer or witch
eye: v.
1. to perceive, look upon, behold,
observe, see,
when regarding prisoners, ladies, knights,
parents, empty platforms
& the beauty of the mind,
indicative of anger, suspicion, wonder, lust;
2. to look on, regard,
observe narrowly, when regarding
demeanours, issues,
dispositions, sundry humours & mistresses,
to defraud, injure, humiliate
3. to be of one mind, to think alike,
attributed by poets to heaven, the sun, etc.,
by Christians & Jews to the divine,
by alchemists to the heart, mind,
city, country or quasi-personified object
such as an island, hurricane
or rainbow