or sift through water leavings and river journeys.
Ichiro/Yuki
Ichiro, who came to America to pursue his dream. He sent for Yuki to start the search. They had one daughter, Sophie. The family's memory of his searches keeps his spirit alive.
Kenji/Sophie
Kenji, who married Sophie and, Sophie knows, would have been as strong as she is had he lived. They had one daughter, Kit. Sophie keeps his spirit alive in her crusades.
Bill
A web site instructor in Boulder who knows how to help Sophie keep spirits happy on the internet.
waves hunch / and crest / in empty air / strike madly on / the shore forever / churn spray / retreat to /
our language / misleads us / severing / a river as one / when it is / too many / to count
in banks / below the river / changes inform / our breathing / thus we know /
joining the / river's flow / is the only / way to / welcome in / anything beyond / our skin