21 January 2005 -- 4

A crow spreads black wings
high upon the neighbor's roof,
a blot on dim blue.

21 January 2005 -- 3

The same summer sun
hanging high in a cold sky
keeps winter distance

21 January 2005 -- 2

Heat of the winter:
a sunbeam on the gold rug
through the cold window

21 January 2005

From a tall chimney
slow steaming curls wave and rise,
white flame in blue sky