Today in broad daylight
in line for a Tim’s
Eye spied a young banana
trying to get in
to a house repeatedly
while his mother stood aside
he must have known the occupant
and badly showed his pride
and amused the occupant
of my car — that was me —
dressed in black
happily to hide
Eye step out onto my deck
into the light of the crescent moon
and a few remaining stars
wafted by the clouds of morning
to hear the ocean
to feel the air
of my coming day
When Eye thought I was moving
to Haida Gwaii
Eye went through Eliza’s closet
where some clothes of mine
were a little small —
skirts mostly and a dress of russet
bought at the Frenchy’s on Highway 103
when Eye was in love with that colour —
a man there looked at me
but I never wore that New Year’s dress
instead I sent it packing
to The Salvation Army in Barrington
where today Eye bought it back
along with the skirts
and even a make up case
Eye recognized as mine
On display at Alex Pink’s law office in Yarmouth Nova Scotia
2′ x 3′ mixed media for sale at a dentist’s office in Meteghan Nova Scotia
Pink ripples cloud edge
Orb still sits on horizon
Haiku seeps on page
Single orb of light
Sits on my mauve horizon
Morning spark for me
This morning Eye set out
with The Eastern Light behind me
across the causeway
under voluminous clouds
to White Point’s Gift Shop
where two of my works were taken
seven works were taken at Coastal Queens Place
in their gallery —
I’m getting my name out —
and drove back to Port Maitland
where Eye have eleven works
at Hook & Sea
to listen to an upright piano
before coming home
across the causeway
with The Western Light
behind me
8″ x 10″ $150 Canadian
Joanna Gilman Hyde 