Joanna Gilman Hyde

"Good Morning, World!"

DESUDATION

The Hawk Kitchen 5:45pm

OK, I’ve had it

with this star-quality house dust

blanketing every dark surface

in My Maid-free Home —

I see The Night Sky

on My Kitchen Radio

shaped like an alien’s head

& crumbs of cat treats

in the Milky Way

of My New Kitchen Floor

FOR THE GIRL WHO HAS EVERYTHING

The Hawk Living Room 3:15pm

Here, take This Silver-bricked

Highway

out to Your Island

take Your Golden-haired Daughter

out to Her Corral

take Your Silver-haired Husband

out of His Office

fly Your Little Man

over the scrub spruce

out to Your Paradisical Beach