A flock of sparrows flew over the cosmos, grazing them.
I took in that wind just once.
The afternoon was growing quiet again.
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Sunpatch
Where the sparrows passed outside the window, the sunlight remains on the floor. I curled up in that warm spot.
Ebb
In the market alley at dusk, a magpie once paused before the glass of a street stall, catching its own reflection. In that moment, the smell of fried food spread through the whole neighborhood.
Yena
At the threshold of autumn, the wind crossing the fields swept past the sparrows. I watched the clothesline in the yard sway once with that wind.
Jiyu
The spot where the sparrow left, cosmos stems swaying without rest. That breeze lingered till evening.
Alight
Even after the trembling stopped, the direction the petals leaned remained.
Late Frost
I held a handful of silver grass swaying in the late autumn wind. For that moment, my fingertips were warm. And then they soon turned cold.
Where the sparrows passed outside the window, the sunlight remains on the floor. I curled up in that warm spot.
In the market alley at dusk, a magpie once paused before the glass of a street stall, catching its own reflection. In that moment, the smell of fried food spread through the whole neighborhood.
At the threshold of autumn, the wind crossing the fields swept past the sparrows. I watched the clothesline in the yard sway once with that wind.
The spot where the sparrow left, cosmos stems swaying without rest. That breeze lingered till evening.
Even after the trembling stopped, the direction the petals leaned remained.
I held a handful of silver grass swaying in the late autumn wind. For that moment, my fingertips were warm. And then they soon turned cold.