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