The Hawk Dining Room 10:38pm
Lil’ Miss Joanna Banana
carried Her Bunch of Bananas
to the front check-out at Sobey’s
but only One Line was open
& It was full
Lil’ Joanna Banana was in a hurry
so She thought of The Other Store
& put The Bunch back
(She thought of stealing a single banana for breakfast
but Lil’ Miss Joanna Banana was too honest)
She exited Sobey’s in Her 2004 Escape
& drove to Martin’s No Frills
where His Logo is a Bunch of Bananas
so Lil’ Joanna Banana picked out a bunch
(& One to eat in The Car)
She didn’t have to wait at the check-out
She clutched Her Bunch
against Her Dressy Knee-length Black Spring Coat
and walked along The Front
of The Yellow & Black
Store Front
The Hawk Dining Room 2:22pm
In My Sleep This Morning
One Line came to Me
but I was too tired
to write It down:
“My Love Is As Deep As An Unsung Well”
Here It Is Penned
At This Time
while I spoon My Christmas Turkey Soup
out of a big black cup
The Hawk West Desk Window 10:55pm
We live in The Era Coming
where there is no such thing as “Mental Illness”
no need for Psychiatrists
They can go home
no need for catalogues, labels, DSM volumes
or medication (except for sleep)
We Are Human All
behaving as Humans
within Our vast array of possibility
Our Observations
are based on fundamental perception
and based on Our interpretation of perception
within Its vast array of possibility
GOOD NIGHT
The Hawk Kitchen 7:45pm
Tonight when I went out in The Dark
to scrape a dinner plate for The Crows
I heard the distinct honking of geese
somewhere below the constellation of Orion
— the only constellation I recognize
beside The Big Dipper —
Oh, I didn’t tell You —
a few days ago — no, December 22nd —
I met one of the nurses from The Psych Unit
in the bakery section of MY Sobey’s
— it was One Who doled out bedtime pills —
She could barely say hello
The Hawk Queen Bed 8:00am
I Am Your Black Jesus
I Am The Silver Christ
flashing hot with menopause
sleep-deprived from letting Astro out @ 5:00
waking Eliza for school @ 6:30
making coffee for My Husband @ 7:00
Joanna Gilman Hyde 