12.7

light coming into sky above still black

ridge, waning white moon above branches

in foreground, sound of wave in channel



      compared to color in present

      work, sense of figure



      that which shows itself, as

      what is as such, that



silver line of sun reflected in channel,

shadowed green slope of ridge across it

12.6

light coming into sky above black plane

of ridge, white half moon beside branch

in foreground, sound of wave in channel



      view of what could be again,

      practically invisible



      history conveyed by surface

      of that, given, plane



grey white of fog reflected in channel,

cormorant flapping across toward ridge

12.5

grey whiteness of fog against invisible

top of ridge, drops falling from branch

in foreground, sound of wave in channel



      distribution of mass, space

      with respect to being



      which system of coordinates,

      body observed, motion



grey white clouds reflected in channel,

shadowed green slope of ridge above it

12.4

light coming into sky above black plane

of ridge, motionless leaves on branches

in foreground, sound of wave in channel



      what to speak then think of,

      as in view of what is



      presented of the said, here

      another picture, here



silver line of sun reflected in channel,

blue whiteness of clouds on the horizon

12.3

light coming into sky above still black

ridge, white of moon across from branch

in foreground, wave sounding in channel



      which is itself, as subject

      is not external event



      motion which would be in it,

      not echo, in addition



grey of rain cloud moving toward point,

wave breaking across windblown channel

12.2

light coming into clouds above shadowed

edge of ridge, motion of branch in wind

in foreground, sound of wave in channel



      made later, after a drawing

      compared to "picture"



      which is thinking of, names

      it, not happening but



grey white clouds above shadowed ridge,

lines of waves breaking across channel

12.1

light coming into sky above still black

edge of ridge, blackness of pine branch

in foreground, sound of wave in channel



      "physical," "real and ideal,"

      which in various ways



      surface, relation of volume

      to present, planes or



grey rain cloud against shadowed ridge,

silver of drops splashing into channel