Dawn in Omotesando
Six a.m.
loud grandfather
clock in your six-mat room
always 45 minutes off
always very loud
this sleeplessness
while you sleep
through.
Ronald H. Bayes
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I Thought It Was You
I thought it
was you
turning in bed—listening
I know
it is just the rain, heavier.
First I’ve heard
in a long time—
breathe deep.
I rest easier.
Happily.
Floods?
I doubt it,
if so
we'll cope later,
in due time.
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