I love this
hill here        light       the mountain
            hidden like Fuji
in Hokusai’s sketches by a tidal wave
of fog
            which collapses
over habits of
waking up     coffee        standing for the bus
that re-enact themselves
on every block,
re-enact
            :that bus for the standing,
            coffee,
            waking themselves up to
habits which collapse
                                    on every block
like a tidal wave
of Hokusai’s sketches
Hidden in fog,
                        the mountain
            light here
                        this hill I love
Copyright © 1985 by Forrest Gander. Used with the permission of the author.