Joanna Gilman Hyde

The Hawk Portico 11:55am

If A Fly lands on My Black Sneaker

can He know how many miles I’ve walked?

Or does He find the netted fabric of My Toe

somehow familiar?

What makes Him stay here

while I drink My Tea

& decide to write?

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12:14pm

I don’t object

to My Neighbour’s Flagpole

right in My Line of Vision —

It’s A Focal Point

fanning The Canadian Emblem

like flames from a hearth

out across The Atlantic