12.31

pink lines of clouds in pale blue sky next to ridge  

sparrows lined up on fence above sparrows on feeder 

almost exactly so the scale of figures in the scene 

time understood as number frame one after the other 

two views of huge white sun going down beside point 

two views of moon rising above black plane of ridge 

blinding white circle of sun coming up beside ridge 

windblown whiteness of wave breaking across channel

12.30

light blue sky above clouds against invisible ridge 

two sparrows on fence above four sparrows on feeder 

movement of object conditions that make one present 

color in the background abstract evidence of theory 

presence of red orange light on wall between window 

frame shadows cast as sun comes up through branches 

pale red orange of sky next to clouds against ridge 

white line of wave breaking across mouth of channel

12.29

cloudless light blue sky above still shadowed ridge 

sparrows on feeder below sparrows standing on fence 

watermarked letter sent to son daughter in New York 

present as unknown attached from this point of view  

interruption of breath being a part of what is said 

silence of a moment between what words are thinking 

blinding yellow light of sun rising next to horizon 

shadowed swell lines moving toward mouth of channel

12.28

lines of light blue sky in clouds across from ridge  

sparrows standing on fence above sparrows on feeder 

object impression overlooked reflecting many others 

one could call it more abstract which of two to say 

transcribes seen whose present also appears in view 

thinking the part which almost seems to think of it 

white circle of sun in clouds to the right of ridge 

white wave breaking into windblown mouth of channel

12.27

white edge of grey cloud above shadowed green ridge 

sparrows lined up on fence above sparrows on feeder 

system coordinates direction see the way it appears 

point also relative to form as more external matter  

sparrow gliding down to the left next to bird house  

on fence another flapping from feeder back to fence 

sunlit white of cloud across from shoulder of ridge 

shadowed line of swell approaching mouth of channel

12.26

motionless grey cloud against still invisible ridge  

five sparrows landing of edge of fence above feeder 

feeling in front of painting tends toward same size  

appearing as in nature Saturn and Jupiter so remote 

remembering what is meant by a band of light coming 

for to carry me out the back door toward sun rising 

yellow edge of sun in cloud above shoulder of ridge 

white line of wave breaking across mouth of channel

12.25

pinkish red light in clouds above still black ridge  

sparrows positioned on edge of fence next to feeder  

more than ever heart of hearts object position here  

based on source of air among others see also ground  

humming vibration of whitish light next to vertical  

black ridge below which viewer is lifting into blue 

red yellow orange of clouds on horizon beside ridge 

shadowed swell line moving toward windblown channel

12.24

grey whiteness of clouds above still shadowed ridge 

sparrows moving back and forth from fence to feeder 

letters sent tree in the grass pen and ink on paper  

expression as thing it gathers sequence of thoughts  

continually to think of things in order to be named 

see what it is in doing so however asked about here  

yellow orange line of light in clouds above horizon 

white line of wave breaking on sand next to channel

12.23

red orange of sun rising in windblown bamboo leaves 

7 sparrows lined up on edge of fence next to feeder  

reference to the past thought of object in painting 

one the other stares back at the spectator opposite 

white clouds in the sky above the ridge in painting 

 like the window opposite unmade yellow and blue bed 

 blinding white circle of sun in cloud next to ridge 

 shadowed white wave breaking into windblown channel

12.22

blinding yellow of sun rising through bamboo leaves 

sparrows moving back and forth from fence to feeder 

transform these from one to another relative number 

distance as a field described by space from present 

direction of diagonal white lines of light slanting 

across walnut tree branch just at that exact moment 

white circle of sun above horizon across from ridge 

white edge of wave breaking on sand next to channel

12.21

light coming into sky above shadowed plane of ridge 

three sparrows standing on feeder across from fence  

flowing turn to fit feeling of picture this morning  

appears in relation to disappearance called looking 

walking across sand at low tide one comes upon rock 

in left frame whiteness of wave rushing in on right  

first red orange edge of sun coming up beside ridge 

white line of wave breaking on sand next to channel

12.20

yellow of sun rising behind windblown bamboo leaves 

sound of crow calling on pine branch across from it 

myself in reflection for instance second order view 

these changes without notes indicate which passages 

viewer who heard sound of those birds in background 

sees one disappear from right to left across leaves 

blinding white circle of sun rising next to horizon 

shadowed line of swell approaching mouth of channel

12.19

yellow orange edge of sun rising into bamboo leaves 

two sparrows standing on edge of fence above feeder 

smooth paper the tree color idea of what I am doing 

as place in the sense something speaking it appears 

picture of what happened sees this turning the page  

photographs of people standing in water as sun sets  

blinding white circle of sun rising next to horizon 

shadowed swell lines moving toward mouth of channel

12.18

cloudless pale blue sky beside still shadowed ridge  

7 sparrows lined up on edge of fence next to feeder  

arrange objects according to person selected object 

inside compressed on the right pull out to the left 

picture in mind that sees by what it means to write  

being inside an event not the same as looking at it 

blinding white sun in cloudless blue sky on horizon 

white lines of waves breaking into mouth of channel

12.17

sun rising into windblown bamboo leaves above fence 

red-shouldered hawk calling in field across from it 

form of dimensional space with respect to transform 

later form shows a possible view of point as action 

3 leaves fallen from walnut tree into boxwood hedge 

looking so green now after rain these last few days 

sun coming up behind cloud beside shoulder of ridge 

white line of wave breaking across mouth of channel

12.16

pink cloud in pale blue sky above still black ridge 

blackness of bamboo leaves on branches beside fence 

find a way out of hollow flowing from right to left  

view ways to release letting appear and taking back 

close up view of water in lagoon moving out channel 

in context of its sound viewer’s body submerged too 

yellow orange edge of sun next to shoulder of ridge 

white lines of waves breaking into mouth of channel

12.15

first pink edge of cloud above still shadowed ridge 

black wingspan of owl gliding into right foreground 

either event in relation to being by itself present 

see also version of cover for the first translation  

place of words in space on page does things to page 

time in lines traveling forward past present future  

reddish edge of cloud across from shoulder of ridge 

shadowed swell lines moving toward mouth of channel

12.14

cloudless pale blue sky beside shadowed green ridge 

7 sparrows standing on edge of fence next to feeder 

others made in the garden seem to have little color 

besides those things before first of all then after  

how first one then another sparrow perched on fence 

floats down to the feeder in a moment flaps back up 

blinding white of sun across from shoulder of ridge 

sunlit line of swell moving toward mouth of channel

12.13

light grey rain cloud against still invisible ridge  

two sparrows standing on edge of fence above feeder 

more than in comparison less than it would be later 

standing in spaces both present one faces the other 

two figures on the steps say the form of a question  

in view of what is seen from perspective of subject  

grey white rain cloud still against invisible ridge 

whiteness of wave breaking across windblown channel

12.12

cloud in pale blue sky next to shadowed green ridge 

sound of crow calling on branch in right foreground 

order confusion from now on three-dimensional space 

text included in the form on the other hand further 

illusion of vertical concrete lines extended toward  

horizontal lines of white water moving toward sound 

grey plane of cloud against black shoulder of ridge 

shadowed line of swell approaching mouth of channel

12.11

white circle of sun in clouds through bamboo leaves 

first sparrow landing on edge of fence above feeder  

relation between stream and lake one starts to feel  

corresponds to something disappearing in view of it 

view of sun above horizontal clouds taking viewer’s 

breath away line of light on page composed of sound 

blinding white circle of sun in cloud above horizon 

white line of wave breaking across mouth of channel

12.10

first light coming into grey blue sky next to ridge 

seven sparrows lined up on fence across from feeder  

either the act possible or not imposed from outside 

some of these references followed by which is given  

gaze drawn to all that is such as for example trees 

there in other words not thought but rather in view 

blinding white sun rising into clouds above horizon

lines of white waves breaking into mouth of channel

12.9

yellow orange of sun in bamboo leaves next to fence 

two then three sparrows landing on feeder beside it 

letters sending tree field a continuation of others  

gathering describes after possibly much else beside  

words make one see photo again as if for first time 

picture shaped in which one doesn’t hear end rhymes 

blinding white circle of sun below cloud on horizon 

shadowed swell lines moving toward mouth of channel

12.8

sun coming up through windblown green bamboo leaves 

first sparrow perched on feeder below edge of fence

only six the field shown four combinations of three 

force relative to force made in many ways mentioned 

still another comes from speaking and saying itself  

later thought back to following now before all else 

blinding whiteness of sun next to shoulder of ridge 

spray blown back from waves breaking across channel

12.7

sun coming up through windblown green bamboo leaves 

first sparrow perched on feeder below edge of fence 

only six the field shown four combinations of three 

force relative to force made in many ways mentioned 

still another comes from speaking and saying itself  

later thought back to following now before all else 

blinding whiteness of sun next to shoulder of ridge 

spray blown back from waves breaking across channel

12.6

light comes into fog against invisible top of ridge 

first three sparrows landing on feeder beside fence 

eye view level of stream flat surface feel of water  

time something in its way taking them back to space 

flatness of wet sand at low tide reflecting setting 

sun goes down behind clouds above point that moment 

shaft of light slanting down from cloud above ridge 

line of pelicans flapping from point toward channel

12.5

grey whiteness of fog against still invisible ridge 

first two sparrows standing on feeder next to fence 

at least a set of events over there distant present 

manuscript of actual references version of evidence 

thought of how one can catch so much light in sound 

certain slant of sunlit and shadowed words on paper 

yellow orange whiteness of sun in fog against ridge 

shadowed line of swell approaching mouth of channel

12.4

red orange edge of sun in bamboo leaves above fence 

white-crowned sparrow pecking up seeds below feeder 

foreground probable to know the aspect of a picture 

whether presence gathers in sky a word called thing 

getting dark so fast and light so early line of red  

orange cloud below pale blue sky view from overlook 

light pink red edge of sky beside shoulder of ridge 

line of pelicans flapping from point toward channel

12.3

pink lines of clouds in pale blue sky next to ridge  

motion of still shadowed bamboo leaves across fence 

lines pointed out to be at the same time about what 

one part among many more than projection of present 

thinking appears as a kind of thing one relation to  

word present in this object camera arresting object  

red orange line of cloud in blue black sky by ridge 

shadowed line of swell approaching mouth of channel

12.2

red orange edge of sun rising through bamboo leaves 

two sparrows standing on edge of fence above feeder 

three or four more parts the second of two opposite 

ideas on the part or six standing for single couple 

dog approaching from the right yellow line of light 

low sun reflected on sand cloud slanting across sky 

blinding white sun in bright blue sky above horizon 

white line of wave breaking across mouth of channel

12.1

white line of fog in field in front of sunlit ridge 

four sparrows perched on feeder below edge of fence 

relation to the ground plane looks exactly the same 

appearing at any time here not a sequence of points 

deer stands in late November light under apple tree  

goes back to looking for something to eat in leaves  

blinding white sun beside line of fog against ridge 

white line of wave breaking on sand next to channel