Vanished

Between the downpours:
pale, underdressed people of
this vanished summer.

Gently

The small boy stares at age -
the old man stares back, smiles,
speaks gently to him.

Book

Pleasures of the page -
if I could eat the book,
I would.

Really

Two on a bench,
heads together - life,
he says, really

Many

So many raindrops -
intersecting circles
in a dark puddle.

After

After the plunge,
sitting quietly
on the seabed.

Quiet

Empty restaurant -
eight Chinese businessmen
in quiet conclave.