Gosh Sharon I loved this sky threat -then surprise thin china then throw away last line of present -Cairo Patrick (old grump) -----Original Message----- From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of sharon brogan Sent: 04 February 2011 01:46 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: late snap we pass through the darkening so resistant, so remote white sky, white ground, white paper ice daggers hang from the eves branches sketch indecipherable glyphs across a pale sky thin china cups gather light in their bowls behind glass cabinet doors afloat in deep winter the cold days, the white days, the long days gripping the handle of time it slices at an angle that dangerous blade & Cairo burns -- sharon brogan http://www.sbpoet.com http://www.sbpoet.net http://smallpoems.sbpoet.net 406.578.1788