The Day’s Last Light Reddens the Leaves of the Copper Beech Richard P.Gabriel December 31, 2019 Contents FirstNight ........................................... 1 While.............................................. 2 DayLate............................................. 3 SlightDawn........................................... 4 ToKeepYouDown....................................... 5 ColdNets............................................ 6 Wintering............................................ 7 HoHum ............................................ 8 LousyOne............................................ 9 Worker ............................................. 10 OnAShortHop ........................................ 11 Locality ............................................. 12 NotMuch............................................ 13 ProgramLikeThis ....................................... 14 Huh? .............................................. 15 Fields .............................................. 16 Inku............................................... 17 InkuTwo ............................................ 18 InkuThree ........................................... 20 Wash-and-WearAutumn.................................... 22 The Woman Was Jazzing His Lip . 25 NoNonsenseBooBooRolyPolyPudding . 26 ALastingVisit ......................................... 28 PityTheySay.......................................... 29 Shouldn’tHaveLied....................................... 30 BigFieldCountry........................................ 31 OKChurch........................................... 32 NoOneElse’s.......................................... 33 TonyHoagland ......................................... 34 BackWoods........................................... 35 LyinginWait .......................................... 36 WithSnow ........................................... 37 Snowfall............................................. 38 OpenTheDoor......................................... 39 LosersAll............................................ 40 i CONTENTS ii WheatLands .......................................... 41 NotMuch............................................ 42 SlowMusic ........................................... 43 Eyes............................................... 44 OneLastOne.......................................... 45 Surgery ............................................. 46 Meredith ............................................ 47 ColdIntimacy.......................................... 48 OutsideTown.......................................... 49 Cobbler’sRavine......................................... 50 OldDust/Oldest........................................ 51 MyLove............................................. 52 Etherized ............................................ 53 BostonNana .......................................... 54 GibsonGuitars ......................................... 55 InAMap ............................................ 56 Shetland............................................. 57 HoswickRoad.......................................... 58 HackAttack........................................... 59 TerribleSounds......................................... 60 Kalaupapa............................................ 61 UnSelfish ............................................ 62 TakeALoad........................................... 63 FirstDark............................................ 64 WarGaming .......................................... 65 BtheK ............................................. 66 UnderstandingNods ...................................... 67 UpRiver............................................. 68 LerwickorUnst......................................... 69 FarandWide .......................................... 70 ProgrammableProgrammingLanguage. 71 Categories............................................ 72 IceClogs............................................. 73 Monads............................................. 74 MonadsDoodads........................................ 75 LagPit.............................................. 76 InACity ............................................ 77 Laugh.............................................. 78 StreetSnow........................................... 79 BirdCity ............................................ 80 Understandumb......................................... 81 SillyMe............................................. 82 MonadsKillingMe ....................................... 83 CurseofWater ......................................... 84 EveryWhere .......................................... 85 CONTENTS iii WhyNotMe .......................................... 86 MereSuspicionRisenUpIsCome ............................... 87 EnticingAromasRemainAgnostic . 88 LeaflessInFalseLines...................................... 89 Nights Wondering & The Snow Grinding . 90 Guessless ............................................ 91 RadioShetland ......................................... 92 Filming ............................................. 93 RealityTunnel.......................................... 94 Retirement Down The Drain . 95 Crap............................................... 96 One of These Nights . 97 BetterMan ........................................... 98 YouCan’tSayThat ....................................... 99 YourTerms ...........................................100 Inku...............................................101 Fear and Thinking . 102 WatchingHer..........................................103 AWeekontheWrongRiver ..................................104 BackDown ...........................................105 Kalyna..............................................106 Repeats .............................................107 UpWeGo............................................108 TrainStop............................................109 PleaseUseIt...........................................110 ShadyDell............................................111 CruelToday...........................................112 InACoastalTown .......................................113 Anna ..............................................114 HavingItOut..........................................115 AllAtOnce...........................................116 Shetland.............................................117 ShetlandCroft .........................................118 TheIllusionisReal .......................................119 SadNews ............................................120 Puffins..............................................121 SmallWaters ..........................................122 Shetland.............................................123 Shetland.............................................124 AllDeceptionAbove ......................................125 QuestionsIAsked........................................126 Shetland.............................................127 Shetland.............................................128 RiverStorm...........................................129 Kurkjian on Shetland . 130 CONTENTS iv Uplift ..............................................131 StepsandProcess ........................................132 AllLookSame .........................................133 RainOn.............................................134 MightyMan...........................................135 WindStop ...........................................136 Ending..............................................137 Yell ...............................................138 NoWhere............................................139 EndTitles............................................140 NotHerHere..........................................141 Place or Quality . 142 UnstMaybe...........................................143 JustSpeculation.........................................144 Merrimack............................................145 Losing..............................................146 MorningComesEarly......................................147 allthetimetosing/alittlesomething . 148 No................................................149 Expect..............................................150 NoDark.............................................151 Aging ..............................................152 IfItFogs.............................................153 LetMeIntroduceToYou ....................................154 Those Who Go Down To The Sea . .155 Glue...............................................156 Communion...........................................157 Montréal ............................................158 Ahead..............................................159 Goofs ..............................................160 LikeaFear............................................161 Ferals ..............................................162 Boulder in Merrimac . 163 Peatish..............................................164 IsBorn .............................................165 Gone ..............................................166 BerlinEffect...........................................167 HappyDB............................................168 HappyDBSomeMore .....................................169 SoItWasPerfect!........................................170 UpHill .............................................171 She ...............................................172 Fjara...............................................173 LateButLight..........................................174 OnBroadway ..........................................175 CONTENTS v Standards ............................................176 Captivity.............................................177