Bells
knell deep
in the cool air
where
a plane
and a sparrow
narrow
space
that
soon
isn't enough
for the wind
or a car.
_______
Hear
a river
widen,
course
west.
Locks open.
Voices,
doors
shudder.
____________
thrush
shows
how,
with just a flicker,
she quickens
time,
opens
it
again.