I see My Neighbour’s Flag
luffing in the nil wind
smack-dab on the horizon
grey mixed with sky grey
–
It’s still hear-here
I hear The Waves
& birdsong in the distance
The Flag luffs
back & forth
My Daughter comes downstairs
brushing Her Teeth
before getting picked up
in a big black pick-up truck
I just swept up A Galaxy
off My Red Staircase
— maybe It was A Universe —
dusted into The Kitchen Trash
until My Next 15 Billion Years
The Hawk Kitchen 9:22am
I Love My House
I am private here
public when I wanna be
I can have rye toast & marmalade
when Eliza takes the last banana
I can hang laundry in The Sun
& keep My Bathrobe on
The Hawk Deck 6:55pm
I looked for a rainbow today —
the conditions seemed ripe for one —
all I got to see
was a pink sky in The East
after supper
a grey sky & salmon clouds
I wondered if I
might be in one
The Hawk Kitchen 4:22pm
I have ready to bake
a pan-load of Polenta
made with twelve de-boned chicken thighs
sprinkled with olive oil & Parmesan cheese
Hunter took a picture of It
out of guilt:
He’s refusing to allow
any spontaneous dinner guests
even though I have asparagus
pan rolls (today’s date)
unopened wine
I wouldn’t hesitate
to ask My Spontaneous Dinner Guests
to bring Dessert
Two Fall Leaves
make like Butterflies
across My Neighbour’s Lawn
Where Did They Come From?
He’s got the only deciduous tree
around Here
& It hasn’t turned
Yet
Out Beyond My Neighbour’s Flagpole
I See An Individual Wave Cresting
I See It Before I Hear It
& Then In The Calm
It Rolls My Way
Gold is like The Sun
Silver like The Moon
How They’ll Rise Together
We shall see so soon
Joanna Gilman Hyde 