Joanna Gilman Hyde

June 21st, 2026

The Hawk Deck

7:18 am

The Serenity of The Morning

broken only by My Close Encounter

w a neighbourhood Jay

landing on Gully’s Rail

2 bleat His double-tinted squawk

bobbing twice 2 His own rhythm

heralds My Quiet

amidst the daisies

& sunlit palm fronds

of low-lying fern