Valeria Barouch

Born 1951 in Zug, Switzerland
Living in Cologny, Switzerland
http://www.quettar-orenyallo.ch/

Boreas attacks –
curled up on the city roofs
chimney smokes

Patchwork quilt . . .
the pattern of
neck pain

Landing . . .
swan feet push the sun
into ripples

billowing clouds . . .
the lake halved into
silver and slate

More view he says
trimming the cherry tree –
trimming my view

Valley to mountain
the road turns the time back
from blossom to buds

Botanical garden –
the café's empty chairs
sparrow perches

Riverbank –
only clover leaves
without luck

Peacock on the tree
the spring breeze tousles
his eyes

Glow of lakefront lights –
a shadow bikes to the isle
on a shadow bridge

Altocumulus
le couchant boit l'éclat
de leurs ourlets

Altocumulus
the twilight sips the brightness
out of their rims

Musing on dinner
a sudden smell of garlic
from a rear bus seat

Late summer chill –
someone hands me a tract
on global warming

The Mainichi Daily, December 24, 2008