indigo redblue
haze pierced by powerline poles
first day back at work
Concrete walkway stains and stalactites.
"Like the pre-dawn light,
Flickering like the cold sheen of a blade,
Brightly reflecting
The lashes and eyebrows of a girl
On its awesome surface
From the opposite bank,
Vividly reflecting
The lips and teeth of a youth
On its glistening surface..."
--Justin Smith-Ruiu, translating Kyys Debiliïe, an Olonkho epic from the Sakha or Yakut people of Northeastern Siberia (on his substack)
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