The Hawk Deck 10:40am
I’m a wanna-be Spiritual Leader
I wanna teach Humanity
to love Itself
How corny is that?
Here on My Deck I love
in The Light Of Morning
I wanna cry out
“Love Your Selves!”
The heck with God —
We bumbling Humans
are where It’s At
Look what We can make
of Our Selves
Wanna Bet?
The Tomato-coloured Couch 9:30pm
When I was a student at Cooper Union
I tried to have an affair
with The President
He gave no response to My Stream of hand-delivered letters
but once gave Me a small kiss
as I stepped on His Foot
After I graduated
I gave Him a pair of hand-knitted socks
for His Cold Feet
By the time His Presidency was nearly over
I was on My way to Nova Scotia
to get properly married
I went to His Office
one last time
He said, “I still have Those Socks –”
I said, “Now You don’t need Them –”
“Why?”
“Because Now It’s Spring!”
The Hawk Kitchen 7:13pm
There’s something so satisfying
about letting A Fly out
a sliding glass door —
It’s as if all Your Problems
go along with It
& You can stand back
& look at The Sky
in Its sunset-hued pink
& think There Is No Better
Way
From The Hawk Kitchen Refrigerator
(quotation marks implied)
24/7
Ego
From the get go
Scenario
From day 1
Life is a journey
There ya go!
Climate change
Issue
Live in the moment
It’s all good!
You can’t have everything
Ya get what ya pay for
Nobody’s perfect
Inappropriate behaviour
Up the yin yang
Ya can’t take it with you!
Yeah (as a filler)
Bitch
On the same page
Step up to the plate
You have a lot on your plate
Between a rock and a hard place
Enjoy!
Agro
Good energy
On board
If I win the lottery
Wake up call
Irk
Irksome
Live & learn
Mind set (though I use it)
Down time
Melt down
Jus’ sayin
It is what it is
Get your head around
Heads up
Stepping stone
Team player
There are two sides to every story
Win – win
Been there, done that
Bought the T-shirt
Count your blessings
Look on the bright side
Hang in there
Have a good day
Good Luck
End game
Game over
At the end of the day
In the final analysis
Play it by ear
Quantitative easing (sounds like a laxative)
No brainer
The Hawk Kitchen 7:14pm
I took Dr Blair
His Dessert
of frozen berries thawed
in the microwave
& two scoops of French Vanilla Ice Cream
–
I took It to Him
under the low light
in The Hawk Family Room
where He sat by The Computer
looking elegant
–
I was serving
A Very Important Man
Who can’t seem to retire
even though His Back
is killing Him
The Hawk Basement 12:39pm
When My Mother first had Her Brain Tumour
diagnosed
She was tested as to functionality
by having to bake Chocolate Chip Cookies
unassisted
in a hospital kitchen
She was to follow a recipe
and I was with Her
not allowed to help
but I don’t remember
how, or if
They came out
The Hawk West Desk Window 8:38pm
Fall is finished for Me now
as soon as I saw
Its leaves along the grounds
of My Husband’s Office
–
No other flurry of fall
will strike Me the same
as This Summer’s Turning
Its brash array
scattered before The Edifice
of My Husband’s Career
Fifty Falls in the making
The Hawk Kitchen 4:47pm
The Sky around here
is so dramatic:
The Heavy Greys
of low-lying Clouds
move across The View
out My Sliding Glass Doors
with The Sun hitting Their Layers
— The Clouds, not The Doors —
while I sit on A Cat’s Ottoman
in My Pretty But Humble
Kitchen
watching
A Gull pass over
illuminated in Silver
