May 8th, 2026
The Hawk Queen Bed
4:54 am
Eye Am The Universe
every one of My Trillion Cells
Loaded
w compassionate stardust
w the liquid of human kindness
not for others
butt for My Inner Workings
which find a home
amongst Our Eternal Creation
April 27th, 2026
The Hawk Corner Room
8:39 am
This New Morning
Eye raised my shade
2 the glorious blue
of The Western Waterway
beyond my Western Bedroom Window
& thought 2 write
of why Eye live here
remote butt not remote
on a narrow spit of sand
called The Hawk
on Cape Sable Island —
the most southerly tip
of Atlantic Canada
where my Gully now knocks
at the sliding glass door
for His rare piece
of bacon
April 20th, 2026
The Hawk Kitchen Outpost
7:11 am
Eye said 2 My Gull —
or was He? —
“Gully, Is That You?”
This Morning
a lone gull
acting familiar
came 2 His Rail
hoping for Breakfast
& didn’t fly off
when Eye spoke
through The Sliding Glass Door —
My Door Open 2 The Hawk Life
I love so much
April 14th, 2026
The Hawk Deck
8:40 am
This Lovely Morning —
The First w Open Door
& me on The Deck —
Gully, Who seemed 2 be Gully —
came 2 His Rail
for a Piece of Bacon —
flew off butt
came again —
made 1 attempt
2 take It from my dangling fingers —
on the 2nd attempt
He got The Piece
butt my middle finger
on my left hand
got caught as well
so now I am Band-aided
2 show The Sign
of M(eye) Love
April 11, 2026
The Hawk Kitchen Outpost
7:40 am
M(eye) Pair
came back this morning
this time 2 consume
Gully’s Little White Bowl
of scraps of ham & sausage
leftover from Hungry Man Breakfasts
w a friend 3 days ago.
I witnessed
M(eye) New Gully
delivering pieces by beak
2 His Princess, His Mate
(unless She is His grown offspring
from last year —
butt I doubt it)
& when The Show was over
off They flew.
April 11th, 2026
The Hawk Queen Bed
4:11 am
Even the Peepers
need 2 sleep —
out 1st now for Spring
I listened
w bedroom window cracked
2 lull me 2 sleep —
& determined They had
gone 2 sleep 2
in the middle of the night
butt awake @ 4
2 M(eye) Delight
I listened
2 Their peeping
peep
peep
April 10th, 2026
The Hawk Corner Room
8:27 am
I am planning 2 make
M(eye) Meaning of Life Dessert:
deep within the hollow
of tubular chocolate cake
I will fill The Sacred Place
w M(eye) Exquisite Flavour
of Delicate Mystery
& pour over The Liqueur
of Life —
I will layer the sweetness
w Chocolate Dream
& top It All w spun out cream
whipped chocolate
decorated w chopped cashews
& chocolate chips* —
served in M(eye) Salvation Army
Moulded Glass Bowl
2 be delved into
by Our World
*skipped the chips
April 9th, 2026
The Hawk Corner Room
8:30 am
Last Night I saw The Shadow
of My House, tall
over the spread of scrub spruce
behind My Back Yard
& was thankful for The Cobalt Sea
beyond —
This Morning The Sea is Silver
M(eye) Magnificent Colour
& I am 1 Storey Higher
looking out
over M(eye) Pure Expanse
April 7th, 2026
The Hawk Slipper Chair
6:47 am
Eye have seen
the Moon cloaked
in Scattered Silver Streaks
traversing the width
of My Bedroom Window
as Eye lay in darkness
under covers of quilted bedding
relaxing in My State
of visionary reward
Eye sit beside a stormy sea
anchored by my cup of tea
Alone I am — butt Eye don’t care
for now my world is free
*written several years ago. Found in my drafts.
Joanna Gilman Hyde 