Joanna Gilman Hyde

"Good Morning, World!"

THE TOMATO-COLOURED COUCH 9:00pm

I was That Baby

in My Bassinet

on a living room balcony

in a house called The Laundry

I watched The Ceiling

until it grew

into The Balcony Ceiling

here at The Hawk

where I lie back

in My Couch’s Recliner

to look up

& up again

under the cover

of My Grown Up Shelter

NO FRILLS

I don’t bake

I write poems

Do The People

in Martin’s No Frills Parking Lot

need to be reached?

No, They are happy

in Their Own Disgruntled Lives

I just saw

a Mother & Daughter

eating Cheese Doodles

on The Way

to Their Car

SENSE

The Hawk Deck 11:35am

If I hear The Waves

Really Hear

They say, “It’s OK

It’s OK”

If I see The Ocean

Really See

It shows Me

Its Serenity

If I feel The Day

Really Feel

It tells Me

You Are Here

Really Here

& You Love It