ACCOUNT OF MY DAYS
Sequence: 4
12/15/11
rain all night storming on the roof
then after sunrise a heavy cloud cover gusty wind
I put the large compost pile together
out of smaller piles of leaves
mid-december day that looks like april
the sky briefly half-clears
while the wind settles to a breeze
by noon thick clouds again
and off and on rain
violence is shameful and fascinating
evolution and history pressing on us from the past
but we have choices too and choices imply reason
though there was never any reason that could explain it
and we are left to sort it out as best we can