Nieve, neve, neige,
yuki, shui, nun—
There is no true
word for this white
in any of my
native languages—
But I know bukel,
bulong, daga—
seed, leaf, soil;
bisin, pait,
sam-it, alsem— hunger,
bitter, sweet, sour;
and I know rabii,
mysterious night, is darker,
studded with points
of brilliance:
raniag, bituén,
búlan—
12 28 2012
In response to Via Negativa: White Night and thus: Quigley Canyon.
