White Fragment

Late Frost, Beyond On the wet sidewalk in the fine rain, a sparrow pecked the puddle three times and looked at the sky. The duck saw the same sky, too.

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Alight

A raindrop was clinging to the tip of a lettuce leaf in the garden outside the window, then it fell. I looked up at that very moment too.

Alongside

The low sunlight comes in through the window all the way to the edge of the floor, stretching the shadows of two pairs of shoes long.

Sunpatch

On days when clouds hang low, puddles hold the sky a little longer. Sitting by the window, that feels quite welcome.

Shimmer

Early in the morning, the light from apartment windows trembles in the rainwater pooled at the bus stop. A passing bus moves over it, and the water settles again.

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