1 Swindlers
confronting stars,
inhaling clouds.
Pathologic nocturne.

2 Smokeboxes
low on logs
chimney out
railway jargon.
Ash is dust.

3 Subatmospheric.
Watching transition.
Internal suns
swallow drinks
rising higher.

4 Death is young.
Pensive swan.
The last man living
stands alone.