Eye-to-Eye. circling & jockeying for position, playing with the distance through subtle shifts, then testing the distance, engaging in exchanges Thrust - Parry - Retreat - Repeat moving faster, the interval of exchanges ever shortening then -- in one instant -- it's done.
shades of orange when paired with brisk air put me in autumn mind
a thick cloud
parks in front of the sun,
and says, “Not today!”
skies smudged as the setting sun dyes clouds, until all goes black
summer river: dragonflies dart at the edge, around thirsty shrubs
well-trodden snow is checked with long shadows from the afternoon sun
