13                January 2009
12=22x3           Anuk is dying for Anuk is dying in the white of winter
11                The coldest month
10=2x5            Anuk is dying in the falling snow
9=32              The white of winter for Anuk is dying
8=23              Anuk is dying for the white of winter
7                 The drift of time
6=2x3             Anuk is dying in the white of winter
5                 The falling snow
4=22              Anuk is dying for Anuk is dying
3                 The white of winter
2                 Anuk is dying
1                 ·








Author's note: The poem's structure follows The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic,
which states that every positive integer greater than one may be expressed in a 
unique way as a product of powers of distinct prime numbers. This technique first 
appeared in Carl Andre's poem, On the Sadness (Numerals 1924-1977, Yale University 
Art Gallery Catalog Exhibit, 1978).