Libellula

I drown in the azure pool
Beneath a dry, blue sky
Effigy of warm turquoise air

To Kalón

She was beautiful—small, with long chestnut hair and eyes of a vivid green, almond-shaped yet rounder, fuller than one usually sees.

The Yarn in the Jar

Mountains rose and plains spread wide. Volcanoes roared, rivers ran, and oceans formed in the cooling dark. Forests sprouted, deserts sprawled, glaciers shone.