Joanna Gilman Hyde

The Hawk Portico 4:50pm

I seem to be developing a pattern

of going back to sleep

after Hunter leaves for work

possibly to make up for the nocturnal interruptions

of letting Astro out

back in

of waking well before the alarm

waking & waiting

to rise & make the coffee

or take out the trash

as happened today

& today I did go back to sleep

dreamed

& so resurrected the remainder

of the day

even painted a small pine table Peter built

long ago & left unclaimed

to use now in the new library

for Hunter’s Stereo