Joanna Gilman Hyde

"Good Morning, World!"

Tag: nova scotia poet

WE ARE THE ALIENS

The Hawk Queen Bed 10:22pm

We will travel to distant stars

to walk upon lands of other planets

We will taste food yet un-savoured

& dress in garb yet only dreamed of

We will swim in salted coves

salted by the sweat of billions

We will fly our mini star-packs

through the sea-clouds of air yet formed

We will dance along valleys

& surge forward into night

We will set Our Selves loose

to gallivant with Our New Found Friends

Our New Society Of People

like Us

with Whom We will play

with magical swords

forged from metals more precious

than gold

& with Whom We will die

momentarily

at The Hands

of Lovers Divine

EVENING APPEARANCE

The Hawk Outpost 8:15pm

I looked from The Sky’s wispy clouds

threading overhead

to last year’s bamboo crop

the colour of This Year’s Fawn

Who emerged from new shoots

like magic

to test The Neighbour’s Offering

of a scoop of grain

TO BE READ SLOWLY

The Hawk Queen Bed 10:22pm

Ocean Breathes WHOOSH…WHOOSH

I Hold My Breath…Let It Out

Ocean Breathes For Me

A DOCTOR’S CAT

The Hawk Dining Room 7:35pm

Black & White Swampie

Sphygmomanometer Bound

Curls Cat Over Cuff

 

DRESSING DR BLAIR

The Hawk Living Room 12:56pm

Dr Blair bathes every morning

& has Me wash His Silver Hair

I lay out His Clothes —

moss green & grey

He shaves & smells so good

I feed Him His Breakfast —

instant oatmeal

protein shake

in front of The Computer

He changes His Slippers

for ageless Echo Shoes

& if Meniere’s Disease

doesn’t hit Him

between The Ears

He puts on His Leather Coat

with pen, cell phone

& gum

& is out The Door

SKY SITTING

The Hawk Outpost 6:46pm

The Clouds Tonight

look like The Face

of Jupiter

undulating as They do

like waves

on an incoming shore

variations of grey & blue

hover over

My Yard

where Our Biggest Cat

Astro

sits to listen

to The Birds of Evening

while The Sky sits

above

WARNING CRY

The Hawk Glass Table 3:00pm

Clear Squawk Of The Jay

Calls Me To My Infancy

His Nestlings Are Safe?

PRISMATIC

The Hawk Queen Bed 11:00am

Last Night I Went To Sleep

Under The Flash Of Our Light House

pulsating every five seconds

To Wake This Morning

To Our Sun Over

The Crest Of Ocean

infinitely scattered

MOMENTARY VIEW

The Hawk Kitchen NOON

Handsome Jay Atop

Weathered Newel Post Just For Me

Deepest Close-up Blues

POWER

The Hawk Queen Bed 4:00am

Static Of The Sea

Wherein Does My Power Lie?

Static Of The Sea