BASEMENT STAR
by Joanna Gilman Hyde
The Hawk Basement 7:13pm
The Silver Star I spray-painted
in The Hawk Basement
is now lit up in an Evening Ray
of Sunlight from a small West Window
— lit up in three panels
or vertical bars
meshing with the top three arms
of My Silver Star
–
in The Time
it’s taken to write this
The Bars, cylindrical in form
have moved over to the right
by about four inches
& I will sit here
on My Rowing Machine Sliding Seat
no matter how long it takes
for My Silver Star to become
vacant
& glowing on Its Own
I love this! π Sometimes basement stars are even more beautiful than real ones.
Thank you — what a kind thing to say.