The sijo is a Korean form which dates back to Confuscian monks of the 11 th century. An important feature at the beginning of the final line is a 'twist,' a surprise of meaning, sound, tone or other technique. Watching the snow encroach upon the crumbled stone foundation, the cat on his sunlit sentry perch yawns at the thought of summer.
Field mice hibernate among the stones, dreaming of the dead to come.