Touching on Wood
An ekphrastic haibun by Diana Webb
backdrop of sky streaked with salix fronds numb fingers They are crossing the rustic structure, sori bashi, protecting themselves from the crystalline onslaught. She enclosed in an upturned scallop turned flower, he beneath tilt of a satellite dish.
How many words for bridge? How many words for umbrella? How many words for snow? |
Do they exchange those words or do they protect themselves from each other?
What will they do when they reach their dwelling?
How many words for home?
How many words for fire?
How many words for silence?
This is the kind of print that inspired Claude Monet. This is the kind of print that inspired Van Gogh.
How many words for alone?
What will they do when they reach their dwelling?
How many words for home?
How many words for fire?
How many words for silence?
This is the kind of print that inspired Claude Monet. This is the kind of print that inspired Van Gogh.
How many words for alone?