Sadako Sasaki,
Hiroshima Victim

Moon leaks through dawn's kiss
Black emerging atom's hiss
Silent screaming mist

Brushing all the stars
Wild pen nibs piercing the sky
Madness ecstasy

White cliffs melting down
Feathering into chalk dust
Backclothed blue gray dawn

Soft yellow candles
Reflecting ballerinas
Featureless shadows

Flickering candles
Jewel box alive with beauty
As the music ends

Edgar Degas,
Ballerina

Feathered gates of dawn
Ravens in a barren tree
Luminist spirits

Weathered stone grist mill
Rough oak posts, beams and rafters
Mice dream of barn owls

Belfry winds whistle
Half a gale nips the tin dome
Wiffing for the bell