thick darkness . . .
the poison toad
not singing
the dance of
kelp and ashes . . .
elm trees
your sadness . . .
the fallen stars
of morning
elephant grass . . .
can a butterfly eat
a heron?
late night . . .
an old man cradling
autumn
and the moon . . .
squatting in a
still pond
cracked earth . . .
the last words of
dry leaves
deep morning . . .
a chorus returning
to slumber
they cannot
see, the boatmen . . .
heaven's river
above and
below the clouds . . .
summer dreams