low sky  

the rain is stopping  
dark drops of water dripping  
a blackbird watching  

the sky has come down  
   fog wisps around grey blue rocks  
a spider runs by  

the air becomes still  
bird song floats by - a mute rill  
a shiver a chill  

gray envelops us  
wet leaves cover the dark ground  
the cold hesitates  

a distant clock strikes  
between the numbers  
a walk on the shore at "sanctuary", near gander
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