Threat levels us:

targets of surveillance, casualties of public sector cuts, persons of interest to advertisers and politicians.

Purely cosmetic.

A found videopoem.

where that heron used to stand

a painting of a heron

In Weimar

the very trees are smothered
in historic moss

Immersed in a language you don’t understand,

you become even more attuned to the music of speech and the dark magic of writing.

Remember to always practice safe death.

A dream is like a small animal that disappears when you chase it

but will come back if you offer it food.

Unlettered in death,

we are immune to even the most appalling cliches.

border terrier

this time I only merit
a brief sniff

on the morning

of my departure leaves bordered in frost

unsettled sky—

studying the markings
of bark beetle larvae