The Ceramic Owl
a tea-lite novelty
is No More.
Eye found It smashed
on The Floor
when Eye came Home
yesterday
butt This was not a total surprise —
twice before
Eye found It there
unbroken
by The Cats
or A Cat
& Eye heedlessly
put It back
on Its perch
to be whacked off
yet again
in M(eye) never-ending
carelessness
February 1, 2024
Last Night Eye Left
A Light On By Mistake.
It Was In M(eye) Downstairs Bathroom
Where Eye Wash The Cat Mats
& M(eye) Own Stockings.
Eye Am In School Now
As A Teacher’s Aide
Where Eye Have 2 Modulate
Little Kiddies
As lnnocent As The Animals
Until They Learn The Tricks
of Adulthood —
Eye Left M(eye) Light On
By Mistake.
January 31, 2024
In The Olden Days
She would have been called “Sassy”
butt in Today’s World
She gets locked out of Her Class Room
wearing A Tee that says
“DRAMATIC LIKE MOMMY”
Note: This was the poem which got Me fired from M(eye) position as Substitute Teacher’s Aide w The Tri-county Regional Centre for Education, for “Breach of Confidentiality.” Then during the summer of 2024, when Eye had Eliza’s Mexican dog Concha down by the waterfront in Shelburne, a group of young children were admiring Concha & Eye recognized this former student as She bent down not only 2 pet Concha, but 2 kiss her on her back.
The Hawk Family Room
February 4, 2024
w/ A Virtual Cake
From Walmart
Eye Sat w/ M(eye) Old Roommate
Kristine Zoodedoo
In M(eye) Downstairs Office
(Former TV Room — Now Family Room)
Warmed From The Utility Room
Below
& Allowed A Cat —
Dr. Blair’s Cat Cami —
2 Enter.
You Know That Dr. Blair
Loved His Cats
(Along w/ His Patients)
& He Placed Treats For The Cats
On The Kitchen Floor
w/ Each Cat Knowing His or Her Place.
This Was An Evening Ritual
Which Annoyed Me
& Eye Didn’t Know Exactly Why.
The Hawk Corner Room
February 3, 2024
8:18 am
Mrs. Koff Read M(eye) Letter
“Don’t Scratch That Match”
In The Rockland County Journal News
& Was Impressed —
Mrs. Marchalis
Had 2 Deal w/ Patricia Buchanan
Peeing On Her Chair
During The Pledge of Allegiance —
Mrs. Winegarten
Put Paper Flower Petals
Representing Book Reports
Up Above Her Chalk Board —
Mrs. Marshall Introduced
Homophones
& Told Me 2 Stop
Day Dreaming
(When Eye Didn’t Know
What That Meant)
Miss Robley
Gave Me A Dime
2 Buy An Orange Popsicle
@ The Statue of Liberty —
(Eye Liked Her Flipped Up Hair Style)
Mrs. Erlich Talked 2 M(eye) Mother
@ Open House
& Eye Was Proud —
Mrs. Crumm Didn’t Catch Me
Flashing M(eye) Privates
@ Lisa Brown —
(& Her’s @ Me)
Mrs. Wells Crumpled Up
A Tube of Newspaper
She Was Trying 2 Use
2 Demonstrate How Light Doesn’t Bend
& Failed —
Mrs. Lee Praised M(eye) Recitation
of M(eye) Poem
My Bird Named Sam
& Miss Weiner
Wore Dangly Earrings
& Mini Skirts For Math
So Eye Always Raised
M(eye) Hand
Hillcrest Academy, Shelburne, NS
February 2, 2024
Eye Am Bearing Witness
2 The Dissolution
of The Canadian Public School System:
A Little Boy Asked Me In The Stairwell
If Eye Was Alright.
Eye Responded By Saying,
“Yes, Eye’ll Be Fine —
Thanks For Asking.”
Later
1 Decent Teacher
Subbing For Music
Talked 2 Me
In The Bedlam of The Cafeteria
Telling Me
She Once Taught M(eye) Daughter
In High School.
She Said She Saw Eliza
In A Dark A-line Prom Dress
w/ A String of Pearls
& Black Pumps
& Pronounced Her
STUNNING
(Eye Never Saw That Dress)
Eye Told The Teacher
Eliza Is In The Coast Guard
w/ A House In Mexico
& Mrs. ———- said,
“Good For Her!”
(So Eye Felt A Little Better)
February 3, 2024
12:18 pm
Miss Weiner, Have Eye
Written of You Before
w/ Your Long Dark Hair
Piled Partway In A Ponytail
High Upon Your Beautiful Head —
Your Dangling Earrings
Captivated Me
& Eye Thought
You Had 2 Poke Your Earlobes
Each Time You Put Them In —
Your’s Was The Math Class
Eye Eagerly Raised M(eye) Hand 2 —
Answering Your Questions
Against That 4th Grade Chalk Board
Beside Which Sat David Perkins
Who Asked Me
Where Eye Got That Necklace —
A Tinkling String of Tiny Glass Birds —
Eye Said “From Italy –“
& He Said
“Sttt, Italy.”
Is The Guzzle Gone —
Filled In From The Last Tumult
of Ocean Storm & Sand?
The Day Will Come
When Eye Won’t Have Gully
w/ His Speckled Neck
(Snow-white In Better Times)
He Leaves After He Eats
(of Course)
Butt Lingers Later In The Day
In M(eye) Back Yard
or On The Deck Rail
Where Eye Taught Him
2 Say “Breakfast”
(brrk brrk)
For A Piece of Bacon
This Year’s X Miss Tree
Is Naked Butt For Its Lights
Aimed At The Window
of M(eye) Upstairs Bedroom
& It’s For Sale
Joanna Gilman Hyde 