(C) R.L.K.
as the morning bells ring
mist from the river
veils the birch trees
.
the sun lights up the room
while the dust rag glides
across the piano top
.
late in the afternoon
a pair of sparrows
pose on a telephone pole
.
at close of day
the air shimmers
just before the rain
.
all through the night
the cottonwoods whisper
while the rain slowly falls
