After I've watched the cranes change to grey Seen the geese crowd around the edges of the Creeping ice, and on the rarest day, watched The eagle snatch the fish out of the lake Flying off with the oppositional escort Of tiny birds earnest in protection A racket only if you're not listening I find a corner out of the sun Where I promise that I will Return to the day After rehashing that old argument Between coffee and spices Away from the ones who Don't argue while they Make life out of death