Rorschach tree top crows
Squawking ancient gabble
Alarming portents

Oscillating grove
Wind blown birch leaves all caress
While taproots entwine

The rabbit freezes
Still as death midst dog and brush
An impromptu break

The vacant house waits
Drawing faint breath almost sighs
Soaked up by the wind

The old porch swing stirs
Summoning household spirits
Swaying time machine

Minor White,
Snow on Garage Door
Rochester, NY 1960

Hiroshima

Thousands of circles
Rain sheeting on the river
Tap dancing bubbles

Standing on one leg
Rain streams off the heron's back
Into the cauldron