Joanna Gilman Hyde

"Good Morning, World!"

@ The Age of Maybe 21

The Hawk Kitchen Outpost

March 24, 2024

9:00 am

My Father Bought Me A Bracelet

Off A Street Vendor

In New York City

When Eye Was Maybe 21

It Cost 5 Dollars

Which Did Not Please M(eye) Father

Butt Eye Was In Love

w/ The Stainless Steel Hoop

w/ The Inlaid Misty Moon-shell Slices —

He Said, “It Should Have Cost Half  That –“

Yet Eye Treasure It Today

As The Worth of M(eye) Dad

Eye Took M(eye) Father’s Hand

@ The Age of Maybe 21

Eye Took M(eye) Father’s Hand

Crossing A Street In Washington DC

Whereupon He Said

“Joanna, You’re A Traffic Stopper –“