a failure.
the harsh note of reality
had crept into his voice -
...
You are like a well
of fresh water
in a desert
of desolation.
...
after sun and sea.
the rush to the station,
back to the town;
...
a soul on fire.
the village, this morning,
a snowy world
...
outside my window
the blur of a november fog
hastens up eternal ghosts, hades-like,
from gardens bleeding with pungent odours.
...
a human voice,
a Slavic magic
storming into
the dried out
...