ants swarm at the base
of the house foundation block —
i slay, no remorse…
carefully she picks
at the dinner before her —
chicken, not the peas
the bird egg lays crushed
in grass just after mowing —
a child calls afar
ants swarm at the base
of the house foundation block —
i slay, no remorse…
carefully she picks
at the dinner before her —
chicken, not the peas
the bird egg lays crushed
in grass just after mowing —
a child calls afar
spring interrupted —
blanket of late April snow
green grass pushing through
all still slumbering
save the coffee-pot, the sun,
ducks in snow and me
green grow rushes still —
a lonely train moans in the
night, not far away