Бесплатный фрагмент - still silence

Dark again.

Over trees —

a nightfall.

Beneath —

the starry skies.

Looking at

the silence

of things

we cannot hear.

Listening to

the silence

of things

we cannot see.

Poems

.

abandoned railway

         still going

somewhere

.

abating storm

leftover rain

abandoned

on the grass

.

         above

the summit

         the sun

         keeps

         rising

.

above the sea

the seagulls

carry the rain

.

         absorbed

in a daydream

         a young frog

         alone by

         the leaf

.

across the fog

silence drifts

to the forest

.

adjusting

a pebble

on a beach

looks out

of place

.

after dark

returning

with a catch

of moonlight

.

after dusk

darkness

goes too

.

after the rain

too much sky

on the streets

.

after rainfall

         flooded

by sunlight

.

after the snowfall

left on the ground

         the clouds

.

all of the sky

in a tiny pond

still summer

.

alone

among

others

forest

trees

.

already gone

before I saw it

a perfect view

.

         always

summer

         far away

somewhere

.

ancient ruins

outlasting them

modern garbage

.

another spring

or perhaps

the last one

         again

.

as if never

before and

yet again

autumn

.

at cliff edge

a butterfly

and me

it goes

farther

.

         at dusk

colors fading

one by one…

wary to be seen?

.

at the edge

of the leaf

the snail

         is lost

.

at the window

on the dry side

of the rainstorm

.

autumn

afterglow

of spring

.

autumn

at last

so soon

.

autumn

forest

bright

shades

of decay

.

autumn

the last

leaf falls

and then

another

.

autumn

seeing it

for what

         it is

.

autumn forest

and beyond

all there is

.

autumn rain

sound of drops

still in the air

.

an autumn leaf

in my mailbox

some message

.

         awaiting

         the dusk

         the snow

         lingers

still winter

.

awash with

the sound

of waves

waterfront

.

         Bach

by the pond

         frogs wait

         for the cue

.

back and forth

on a forest floor

restless shadows

.

balance

nightfall

moonrise

.

bare branches

         few leaves

free to share

         dark skies

with stars

.

Beethoven

in the storm

thunderclap

         steps in

for timpani

.

between stars

and beyond

looks the same

.

         beyond

the silence

         beyond

still silence

.

a bird

a tree

sharing

solitude

.

birds in the sky

         never lost

         in thought

.

birdsong

leaving

no echo

.

bitter cold

a sentinel

for a pine

an old raven

.

         bizarre

when up close

         fire in

         the fog

.

         bonfire

in its midst

a shape of

something

.

both black

and white

the snow

in the dark

.

a breeze

a breath

a breadth

dreaming

of a beach

.

briefly

before sunrise

         silence

.

bright sun

city shadows

almost dark

.

brightest of all

on a forest floor

         a beer can

.

budding flower

without a thought

sweet fragrance

.

burning leaves

smell of autumn

on my clothes

.

bus stop

rainstorm

arrives first

.

a butterfly

a blossom

almost one

.

by the fire

under the stars

fiery sunrise

.

a canvas of time

brush strokes

sunrise bit by bit

.

change of season

never the same

and yet again

.

children’s

         voices

playing on

         the grass

tree shadows

.

city fog

no more

skyscrapers

.

city into sky

starry night

without end

.

city park

a lamp post

among trees

.

         city park

my ringtone

         a bird

         answers

.

city stars

below more

than above

.

clear water

all the junk

I can see

.

         cliff edge

beyond the sea

         falling stars

.

cold autumn

         the leaves

trembling

         in the wind

.

the color of fire

         in the dark

         of night

embers in the storm

         fireflies

.

colors into

shapes into

shadows is

         darkness

.

cooling

in the heat

birdsong

.

         coolness

         in the air

nothing else

across the dark

         meadow

.

countless

stars and

one lamp

dimming

them all

.

country road

a dog growls

when I stare

.

crescent moon

wondering about

         the rest of it

.

crickets

fall silent

the night

remains

.

crossroads

everywhere

evening

one way

sunset

.

a crow

in the sky

trapped

in a poem

.

crusted snow

         the crow

         the tree

         one shadow

.

dancing

to a tune

I cannot

hear still

the snow

.

dark again

over trees

a nightfall

.

dark night

deep inside

emptiness

.

         dark skyline

         dark clouds

sunset in-between

.

darkness

between

the stars

night sky

.

dawn

mist

takes

shape

.

         dawn

one bird

         is all

.

dawn

stars

into

mist

.

dawn and dusk

         late spring

         early fall

nearly the same

         yet not quite

.

daybreak

         amidst

the echoes

         stillness

.

daylight and dew

luminous within

the spider’s web

.

deep breath

trying to inhale

         the forest

.

deep down

for the day

dawn stars

.

deep winter

frozen still

the sounds

.

descending

shade by shade

winter sunset

.

         a desert

above my head

         starry skies

.

different

yet not

so much

twilight

and rain

.

disentangling

from the night

         the raven

.

distance

specters

dim in

the rain

.

distant

smoke

its scent

much

closer

.

distant

         voices

the night

         quieter