The way air is at the same time br intimate and out of reach br br (a void with light inside it br turned on a wheel of wheres) br br Stars' lease on sky expires, breathes br in leisures of sparrows, wrens br br and casual trees, wet sidewalks br twittering with tattered news, old br br leaves (hollow bones and branches) br wind of wish and which and boys br br waiting for white kisses, rain br of feathers, clouds saving their later br br Suppose this sunlight, day split open br suppose these senses and the information br br carried, thing and news of the thing br repeating place, location of position br br Birds, for example, remembered br fluttering torn terms, congregations br br shimmer of hummingbirds br but when does one see more than one br br tumbling bright flesh (sky br at hand) pleating afternoon, banking br br on mere atmosphere, primary br colors dividing white into br br three clean halves (red, green, br blue-bitter berries rasp, crabapples br br crush underfoot), the spectrum br says don't stop there br br (smudged light a lapse of attention) br there's never enough world for youbr br Reginald Shepherdbr br