The Hawk Corner Room 4:45am
I woke because I got up
I got up because I woke
visually stimulated
I made My Bed
and went to work
with One Green Drip
on M(EYE) final? canvas
up here in My Corner Room
classical music is playing
& it’s almost time
to take coffee to My New X —
Yes, We still do that
The Hawk Deck 8:49am
I love My Corny Apparition
of A Rainbow
in My Coffee Cup
seen only as I drink
— I checked to see where
It was coming from
and as I nod My Head
The Delightful Glitter
zooms through The Refraction
of My Eye-wear
as I stand in The Eastern Sun
The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 6:20am
I Love The Sun
filling My Kitchen
accompanying the coffee pot
bringing the bird song in
through the screened
outpost window
& filling My Life
The Hawk Deck 9:00am
The Silver off The Water
crashes into My Eyes
loosely glinting on Its Southern Edge
I hear The Morning Birds
out on My Deck
with the screen open behind Me
hearing the water kettle on
for Our Second Cup
The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 10:45am
EYE am out from under
the seduction of lavender sheets
and the purple quilt
of My Daughter’s Room —
with the window open to hear
the birds and the waves —
all I wanted to do yesterday
was give My Children’s Father
a great big hug
and burst into tears
but this morning My Hunter made the coffee
while I switched beds
and decided to row
The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 6:15am
I see a strip of the faintest dawn
where last night I saw The Moon
blood red and then a Gold
Medallion
dripping into the sea:
a lot goes on in The East
from where I watch
at My Kitchen Outpost
while I wait for coffee
to steep
The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 9:38am
EYE See The Mighty Silver
beaming off the water’s edge
I feel the warmth of Our Sun
across My Morning Face —
I see the spheres of illumination
through My Blinking Lash
I hear the coffee water boiling
calling for A Second Steep
The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 8:22am
Seek Striated Sky
Over My Steel-grey Sea
As Our Coffee Steeps
The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 7:45am
A golden band of sun
greets Me over this dark sea
I am just up
from an adequate sleep
ready to make the coffee
& let out a cat
or two
The Hawk Window Seat 9:05am
EYE can see
The Silver
from My Bedroom Window
as look out
from My Window Seat
the tub is running
for My Doctor/Husband
My Dress Up Doll
I am drinking coffee
watching The World
come undone
Joanna Gilman Hyde 