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The Big Picture
Groups of short poems.
April
1: Still Life with Creek Sunlight broke upon the cows that stood beside the heady creek. Cumulostratus dappled the light. The oaks brought down lacy shadows where buckeyes shimmered like deity. 2: Quail Something is bothering the quail—some drama outside. But I can't see what it is from this window. 3: Still Life with Rain Rain adheres to our window and lenses the early evening light: red bark, green leaves. I finger a window where an olive lights my martini glass. 4: The Window Beneath the tree-of-heaven the old brick building stands. Beside the old brick building I see something in the shade, something ephemeral and sweet. 5: April Something has leafed upon the oaks in a green too, too exuberant for life. Even reflected off the quiet, spreading forebay, my eyes, in disbelief, are quick to grab this startling intruder. 6: After Gyozan Without much pain or hardship I've reached my 35th year; today I work in my yard—which looks better: these orange flowers or those weeds rising beyond? 7: Hindsight Weeds pressed the broad leaves and startling flowers of some salmon-colored cannas against the fox-gray wood fence. The walnut had grown to shade them. 8: Virgule Outside, a bird was singing. Music played in another room. Dusk... Suddenly I looked at myself in the mirror. back | ToC | next
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