The Cold Night + 

It is cold. The white moon + 

is up among her scattered stars⁠— + 

like the bare thighs of + 

the Police Sergeant’s wife⁠—among + 

her five children⁠ ⁠… + 

No answer. Pale shadows lie upon + 

the frosted grass. One answer: + 

It is midnight, it is still + 

and it is cold⁠ ⁠… ! + 

White thighs of the sky! a + 

new answer out of the depths of + 

my male belly: In April⁠ ⁠… + 

In April I shall see again⁠—In April! + 

the round and perfect thighs + 

of the Police Sergeant’s wife + 

perfect still after many babies. + 

Oya! + 