Snapshots



Pigeons on the grass,
Alas.

Cat upon a roof,
Aloof.

Dragons underground,
Sleep sound.

Black birds on a wire,
Conspire.

Children of the snake,
Awake.

Dragons in the air,
Beware.

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Silver flowers of the sun,
Undone.

Snowflakes from the edge of night,
Alight.

Cattle on a winter hill,
Lie still.

Letters etched in riven stone,
Bemoan.

Shadow pigeons on the grass,
Alas.

Footprints in the sea of rain,
Remain.


RCN 1997