1. Right before the eyes lies a jewel, in dust. 2. When fog covers the whole field, then two dogs come to lead me home. 3. The door of the empty prayer hall opens, closes. 4. In the land of the deceitful in the guise of the guileless the deceitful mingle. 5. Dense fog settles here... having moved the mountain aside. 6. Hearing the sound of storm dogs scratch the earth. 7. Game over— cards scattered and left, the gamblers sleep. 8. In the empty temple wind still rings the bell. 9. The waiting room is empty. In the ashtray, an apple's skeleton. 10. When clouds come from beneath the clouds clouds move away. 11. On the station bench, yesterday's newspaper. The train picks up speed. 12. In a paper cup coffee foam smears stale in memory of a kiss. 13. She returns. On her thighs, her breasts, her hair... the sin of the defeated sea. 14. The mad night's call— just once; then... again and again! 15. In courtyards upon courtyards dogs. In skies upon skies stars. On floors upon floors solitudes. 16. I hold water in this fist; along with mud— to hold the water. 17. From the writing notebook a procession of dark letters looks toward the light. 18. Stone upon stone evening upon evening firefly upon firefly. 19. The mule finds sin even in virtue. 20. When the sun rises beloved sins put on masks of virtue.
Reflections in Miniature: Eighty-Nine
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