Straits of Malacca 24 Oct 1957
a.
…Soft rain on the
…gray ocean, a tern
…still glides low over
…whitecaps
…after the ship is gone
b.
…Soft rain on
……………….gray sea
.. .a tern
……….glides brushing
…………………….waves
The ship's silent
…………………wake
c. Fog of rain on
………………..water
……Tern glides
……Over waves,
………………the
……..wake
.
by Gary Snyder
from Left Out in the Rain
North Point Press, 1986