Joanna Gilman Hyde

"Good Morning, World!"

ORGANISM TO HER HOST

The Hawk Portico 5:05pm

We are sucked to The Ocean

like little girls

in tiny suits

lolling

in the salty surf

REMINDER TO MY READERS:

I occasionally make editorial changes in my work after posting, so it would be prudent for you to read the poems more than once.  Thank you, and I value your attention and comments.

Joanna

PLAY

The Hawk West Desk Window 9:25pm

I was toying with writing

of the subtlety

of the sunset tonight

— especially to The North East —

but before bed

I looked West

to a fiery stage

orange-red

&

so

I

ignite

CREATIONISM

The Tomato-coloured Couch 7:25pm

The House Fly I cupped

in My Right Hand

and released beyond

My Front Door

knows My Scent

and carries It with Him

into Reality

PATIENCE

The Hawk Basement 12:55pm

I have seen The Face

of Patience

pitted against & between

two V.I.P.’s

as I was when I was twenty-three —

then the men were heads

of The World Trade Center

the three schools of Cooper Union —

thirty years later the men

are two country doctors

with so much more

than initials

— They Have Me —

next to Their Names

 

OFF THE TRAIL

The Hawk Portico 1:45pm

I heard a bull frog

a sort of rubber-y note

very sound of bog

ON THE TRAIL

Barrington Passage, NS 12:26pm

I have stepped through

a tunnel of shimmering leaves

calling Me along

by the dappled light

I have breathed in

the hue of fuchsia rose

wild

& heard the lupine

sing out

purple & white

UNTITLED

The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 9:15pm

sometimes I cannot get

the words

fast enough

before the pink

spreads itself

out of the sky

& I am left

with My favourite

grey

FOR POTTERFAN97

June 15, 2014 The Hawk Queen Bed 10:53am

I have carried My Body

through These 22 Years

first shuffling, now striding

poised in readiness

for any meeting

haphazard or planned

to jump to new heights

landing Who Knows Where

or Why?

WHAT DOES THIS POEM MEAN?

The Hawk West Desk Window 6:55pm

I Saw The Silver

Before I Left

Beyond The Cape & Islands

It Filled Me Up

With Desire Spent

I Came Back

To Thunder