The Tomato-coloured Couch 2:39pm
I saw the first of Falling Leaves
in Their spectacular redness
surrounding a mud puddle
in The Post Office Parking Lot
— One landed on My Wind Shield
and caught on a wiper
to lift Itself
to Me
Barrington Passage, NS 7:03pm
My Husband Has His Office
In The Heart Of Barrington Passage
Where We First Met —
He Changes Here
Into His Rowing Gear —
Dr Blair Rows A Dory
While His Wife
Walks The Seaside Trail
& Picks Out Diamonds
From The Soles Of Her Shoes
& Rainbows
From The Evening Sky
Sobey’s Parking Lot
in Barrington Passage
has a yellow sign
with red letters afixed
to Its Central Cart Corral:
“In The Event of An Emergency
Gather Here”
–
Twice Now I Have Thought
of Standing There
To Signify We Are
In The Social Emergency
of Our Existence:
We Should Be Gathering
Our Female 13-17 age group
Our Female 55-64 age group
Our Male 45-54 age group
Joanna Gilman Hyde