5.7

light coming into sky above still black

ridge, white circle of moon by branches

in foreground, wave sounding in channel

on the way, continuous soon

means to no longer be

not, after a few days began

to get shorter, later

silver of sunlight reflected in channel,

cloudless blue sky to the left of point

5.6

first edge of sun rising above shadowed

plane of ridge, moon across from branch

in foreground, sound of wave in channel

light seen in fact, setting

likeness the color of

the center of that which is,

against, toward which

silver of sunlight reflected in channel,

line of pelicans gliding toward horizon

5.5

first grey light in sky above blackness

of ridge, edge of moon through branches

in foreground, sound of wave in channel

in reaction to it, response

was implicit and even

pencil line, subject almost

drawn, on the left is

tree-lined green of ridge above channel,

cloudless blue sky to the left of point

5.4

light coming into sky above still black

plane of ridge, robin calling on branch

in foreground, wave sounding in channel

approximation of particular,

is equivalent to this

which define line, inserted

here, which intersect

grey white of fog against top of ridge,

circular green pine on tip of sandspit

5.3

grey whiteness of fog against invisible

top of ridge, blue jay on redwood fence

in foreground, sound of wave in channel

absence of names in another

action, cloud passing

part of seeing, "going out"

of place, transparent

silver of sunlight reflected in channel,

cloudless blue sky to the left of point

5.2

light coming into sky above still black

ridge, sparrow calling from pine branch

in foreground, wave sounding in channel

parts as a gesture contract,

pass from were to was

from that to this more than

one, what next, which

first silver of sun rising above ridge,

shadowed green pine on tip of sandspit

5.1

light coming into sky above still black

ridge, song sparrow calling from branch

in foreground, wave sounding in channel

heightened with white paper,

passages that require

picture of that in relation

to one, as object, is

grey white of fog against top of ridge,

shadowed green pine on tip of sandspit