A dog softly barks
at a passing cyclist.
With restraint, the weather grows worse
and the barn falls apart.
Night birds are slightly critical
of the glories of the morning.
The sun can’t remember
to what point it ascended yesterday
and aims slightly lower.
Children rise before everyone else
and read their books
trying not to wake the grown-ups.
Water pours modestly from the tap
not splashing and disappearing in the drain almost at once.
Shadows of firs and pines barely move.
Someone spreads butter in a thin layer on bread.
The Classics radio station airs an interview with a pianist
who answers every question with “yes” or “no”.
Although he plays very precisely
with short, confident pauses.