Joanna Gilman Hyde

"Good Morning, World!"

INSIDE

The Tomato-coloured Couch 1:18pm

The Polish has been subdued a little

off My Sparkling Day —

I am inside with the cool wind out

The Radio is on

I am drinking copious quantities of water

from My Glass Marked “LIFE”

1:25pm

The World can reach into My Heart

& pull out all The Hope It Needs

to get Us through this rough time

this transition from Gold to Silver

Day to Night

Sun to Moon

West to East

Man to Woman

Yes, take It all —

It’s free, right here

My Hope Lives

Where I Live

 

A BEE TOLD ME TO WRITE THIS

The Hawk Deck 11:35am

I am not beyond writing

how good I feel

sitting in the sun

in the privacy of My Deck

I look to the ocean

for inspiration

& find all I need

within The Self I am today

— A Supreme Self

basking in the knowledge

of all things

coming to good

Ultimately

THE SENTINEL

The Hawk Deck 10:06am

I Am Guarding My Ocean

I Am Watching For Birds

To Record Their Song

Accompanying Each Moment

Of Scenic Bliss

A Dog Barks, A Neighbour Calls

To Another

While I Sit

In My Red Deck Chair

Taking Stock

CLARITY

The Hawk Deck 9:17am

The Air Has Cleared Here

The Ocean Dazzles My Brain

I Am Up For The Morning

In What Feels Like Early Fall

I Am Leaving Behind

Every Past Anxiety

Looking Forward To The New Aerial View

Of This Planet

Upon Which

I Thankfully Reside