Joanna Gilman Hyde

When I was a Child

I decided to be an Artist

so I could paint paintings

to hang in My Own House —

I would have My Own Art

surrounding Me as I have now

with The Sea, The Sky & Sounds of Birds

–

I am wearing My Purple Robe

out on The Deck on a grey day —

dry & still — I hear The Waves

& drink My Tea

thinking of My Full Self

& The Flies that buzz

around Me