izaro — a hand lifting a cup. izaro — the cup set down empty. Together, the shape of a lifetime.
At midnight, the village dogs answer it. Not barking — humming. Their throats make the same two syllables, rocking the moon in its hammock of cloud. izaro izar
izaro izar The rain starts on one side of the valley only. The old woman weaving by lamplight ties her tenth knot, unties the ninth. She has been doing this since the year the river forgot its name. izaro — a hand lifting a cup