Reasons to live
are just feelings

Feelings are combinations
of birdsong
and fresh air

Death is a beautiful thought
along a dark seashore

The cat's purring
starting up
mixes seamlessly
with a fighter plane
taking part in the Aurora 23 exercise

Dylan takes it all away
with Cold Irons Bound,
and it's the day of departure,
feeling like a deep arture;
the cat sensing life changing
for the worse,
my face a bitter reminder
of its absence