Sleet Morning

The sound of touching the umbrella ribs travels to my fingertips. One persimmon still hangs at the branch tip. The sky is wet on the umbrella.

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Sunpatch

One persimmon left outside the window has already been pecked by a bird, but that one still hangs there. Sitting on the windowsill, counting the footprints in the yard, I shake off the damp and go inside.

Ebb

As long as a persimmon hasn't fallen, winter can't quite leave, can it. At the end of the alley, I hear someone, shoulders hunched, folding their umbrella.

Breeze

The sound of folding an umbrella sounded like persimmons falling.

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