The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 6:29pm
Our Back Yard houses
one lichen-covered Scraggly Apple
looking like a swath of coral
showing off any bird
deciding to perch there
by the deck
and beyond the kitchen
sliding glass door
from which I gaze
out to Our One-tree Yard —
source of My Undying Affection
The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 3:20pm
How dare anyone
infiltrate My Sanctuary —
especially The Father of My 2.4 Children —
here to The North I have
the forest of scrub spruce I love
the stone wall upon which I contemplated
smashing My Precious Life Glass —
how dare anyone
even a neighbour I like
enter across My Eastern Ocean View
upon which I gaze with such favour —
out there I can let My Mind
be free — free of past
hurt and negation
free of obstacles to My Happiness
so profound
as I stand before
the shores
of My Intellect
The Hawk Queen Bed 8:38am
I didn’t want to get up
this morning
after standing prostrate
in the window cross
of the TV Room
for two hours
after My X Husband
hung up on Me
when I asked Him
about My Paintings
He had dumped
and while I stood there
with My Arms out-stretched
I saw A Speck
on the ceiling
and I revered It
as The Speck
of My Abortion
He forced Me to have
The Hawk Front Steps 4:58pm
My Guzzle Report
is that I ran to It
along the padded sand
so My Knees were protected —
I had My Hoodie up against
The Wind
and I breathed hard
but never lost it
and saw My Barnacled Rock
in a different place
The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 8:10am
Silver streaks My Sea
calling Me to My Kitchen
as The Coffee steeps
The Hawk Queen Bed 7:36pm
I watched a crow peck
the remaining shepherd’s pie
from last night’s supper
The Tomato-coloured Couch 4:38pm
A Brown-headed Cow Bird
has taken a fancy to My Car Mirror —
with binoculars from My Upstairs Window
I watched Him preen
in front of His Reflection
for minutes elapsing
until He crapped
and a cat
scared Him away
The Hawk West Desk Window 11:15am
EYE am Star Collector
X-traodinaire
EYE stick Their molten surfaces
to M(EYE) finger tips
and drop Them into
Their Little White Star Box
housing M(EYE) Ring
of Shimmering Rose Design
The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 9:44am
The Shimmering
The Shimmering —
how can I write enough?
The Dazzle has Me caught
in The Sublime
of My Place
My View
My Completeness
The Hawk West Desk Window 8:45pm
I can watch The Sun go down
in The West
over prehistoric islands
then I can watch It rise
in The East
over My Favourite
Ocean
Joanna Gilman Hyde 