Alan Baker
from ALL THIS AIR AND MATTER
an expanse of sky
three crows harassing a buzzard
a bird's nest
exposed in the leafless tree
a room, this room, containing
all of recorded history
(that I know of)
an elementary knowledge of nuclear fusion
and a novel kind of soap
the recent frosts
have made everything white
and a small flock
of waxwings,
unexpected
winter visitors,
people our little tree
with want
and airs of the north
Copyright Alan Baker 2013