A brown duck, arrow-end in midback, swims in the pond. Other ducks stay away, other ducks come closer, water moving. Sagging waterlilies sink under duck feet, rise slowly. A little girl points at impaled duck, laughs and jumps. Duck swims, other ducks swim, dip heads into water.
All bicycles face the same way, leaning.
Ako eats a pear slice, she holds the knife. Last night I dreamt we were all kids playing in the alley behind the old house and neither of you would listen to me. I started having a tantrum, then everything changed. Setsuko lays pear slices on Koji's forehead. I thought I'd give you a tantrum.