
on a narrow ridge,
covered with fine dust,
my foot slips. I’m awake!

on a narrow ridge,
covered with fine dust,
my foot slips. I’m awake!

one hundred birds
startle at my presence;
one eyeballs me.

a blossom falls
into the water:
i look. it’s gone.

curb crows
stand in a row.
what’s the sky say?

i see snakes jutting
from the water; usually
i’d discover
it’s not snakes but sticks,
but today isn’t the usual.


at water’s edge,
snakes wrestle: writhing, twining,
but slipping the pin.
Which animal would you compare yourself to and why?
Human being (Homo Sapiens) bears the closest resemblance.
Why? For starters, humans are animals. And I think if I were put in a lineup of varied species and a random intelligent person were asked to pick the Homo Sapiens, they’d pick me.