Joanna Gilman Hyde

"Good Morning, World!"

MY WORD

The Tomato-coloured Couch 6:11pm

Hanging above My Front Door

is a sign

a command which reads:

“VIVRE”

a word I take to heart

for I have nearly died

TRIANGLE

The Tomato-coloured Couch 3:30pm

torn between standing poised

sitting cross-legged on the floor

or reclining

I hover in a triangle

of sun

BIRD SONG

The Hawk Deck 12:22pm

What makes a songbird sing?

What life force bursts forth

through every tune?

Is it a call to a mate

or simply the sound

of a beautiful morning?