The Hawk Kitchen 6:30pm
I have My Big Black Cat Astro
Who could be targeted by Halloween pranksters
as warned by a cat-loving Secretary
Astro cannot be let out
until Cover of Darkness
and this at My Husband’s insistence
— He thinks Astro is safe —
if anything happened to My Astro
I would be inconsolably bereft
My Art Framer Al Delaney
former Mayor of Shelburne, Nova Scotia
called this morning
to tell Me He finished framing
My Letter from former Mayor Ed Koch
of New York City
& My Letter from former Governor Tom Kean
of New Jersey
written upon The Completion
of My Ten-thousand Square-foot Elliptical Spiral
on The Roof of The Former #5 World Trade Center
You appeared in the doorway
of an old-fashioned water closet
temporarily housing Me
I lifted My Bandaged Right Hand
in front of You
— snapped It in place —
& You laughed
Joanna Gilman Hyde 