really
doesn’t
look 
that difficult

most pages
less
sound
than
silence. 

granted:
each word
of jovian weight:
gravitas of
the OED
in a three-letter 
conjunction: 

but…

such

silence.

each line 
stopped
short
for want
of breath.

simply
swat at
the infrequent
unruly
image:

flies of autumn
frantic
at the 
great 
window.

Oct 2022