GREY Michael R. Collings c. 11/30/93* =============================== A scintillance of grey sparrows spears an old black yew pruned in tough triangular grace beside black asphalt on a grey November day--splintering ash and charcoal as they flick the yew with pinions poised, re- verse, reverse, reverse until grey blanches white and flat- sheening feathered mirrors flock grey clouds, grey sun, grey dying day one final burst of light ======== * originally published in _MATRIX_, by Michael R. Collings, White Crow Press, 1995 ======== ========