Joanna Gilman Hyde

"Good Morning, World!"

PORTRAIT OF A CAT

The Hawk Kitchen 10:15pm

My Tall Black Cat

sits by the door

of glass

looking out to the snowy deck

turning back

to Me

to mew

AFTER THE SNOW

The Hawk Outpost 4:30pm

The Sky has a hue

of aqua green

against the three or so

inches of white

The Colour is delicate

transitional

a gull flies through It

out of view

AFTER MIDNIGHT

The Hawk Corner Room 3:29pm

Eye have zipped up

that Night of Black Magic

two garments away

for never another evening

of seeing M(eye) Silver Halo

directing M(eye) Every Measure

of preparation

— Eye am de-throned now

baking a cake

that’s come out flat

& scratching DHW

off My January Page

THE SKY IS SILVER!

The Hawk Dining Room 9:26am

The Ocean is a pale grey

beyond a fore drop of snow white

The Sun is My Luminous Disc

playing against the water

in streaks of golden silver

& clouds of darkened flakes