Joanna Gilman Hyde

"Good Morning, World!"

DINNER WITH MY HUSBAND

The Hawk Kitchen 6:41pm

There’s nothing delicate

about Me —

I talk with My Mouth Full

I wipe My Hands on My Pants

I dress in Fiery Reds

& Elevate My Voice

so that even The Deaf can hear

Me

for A Change

MEETING WITH A HUMMING BIRD

The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 8:17am

Out on My Deck, briefly

to assess The Silver Sea

as I stood on a mat of rope

A Humming Bird came to Me —

was it My Fuchsia Pyjama Top

which prompted saying “Hi”?

Or was He alerting Me

to The Importance of My Day

before He said “Good-bye”?