Sontag Eins

Melodiously

bearing away from men the

dense weight of themselves.

Notes:

Divine liturgy.

Samstag Eins

Steam that languidly

rises from teacup to nose

with such sweet savor.

Freitag Eins

It spins circles while

the stiff north wind blows straight lines,

the single windmill.

Donnerstag Eins

Snow drifts trailing

on the sidewalk, pulled by the

eagerly strong wind.

Mittwoch Eins

Daybreak and nightfall

and an unrepeatable

cycle of wonders.

Mittwoch VIII

Look at the cracks in

the aging asphalt; see the

too strong tree roots stretch.

Dienestag VIII

Leaves linger, waiting

for the wind like men watching

for the last long train.

Sonntag I

Conversation slows

as bittersweet coffee soothes

the silence with steam.

Tag einhundertneun

Beneath urgency

and loss, undercurrents of

friendship calm the heart.

Tag einhundertacht

Riotous red-gold

sun, tamed to smoldering coals,

rests until morning.

Tag einhundertsieben

Meandering a

path round the periphery

of the slow-grown year.

Tag einhundertsechs

A comfortable

silence, confident that the

next words will be true.

Tag einhundertfunf

The fresh blades of grass

reflect dimly our reason

for coming this far.

Tag einhundertveir

In curliques and

jots, tightening fingers scrawl

words stretched taut from use.

Notes:

English final.

Tag einhundertdrei

Another evening

of eyes wandering across

familiar words.

Tag einhundertzwei

In the waltz with time,

growing weariness measures

the one-two side-step.

Tag einhundertein

The unmerited

grace of life bestowed today

as human kindness.

Tag hundert

Propriety-the

way each person or action

fills the given space.

Tag neun und neunzig

Imperceptibly,

the way brick walls grow ivy,

the east grows light.

Notes: Reading day.

Tag acht und neunzig

Without a plumb line

to mark the sun's tilt over

the horizon, night.