Joanna Gilman Hyde

"Good Morning, World!"

Tag: poetry

ACCIDENTS ARE A NECESSITY 2

Eliza’s Room 10:09am

When a cat knocks

something over

& it breaks

& You try to fix it

too hastily to replace the fractional pieces

You’re left with a unique ornament

of a mother elephant

with baby

& the defining mark of accident

on its left ear

 

ART FOR ART’S SAKE

The Hawk Kitchen 2:19pm

I am seeing The Colours

of Flaming June*

out on the highway

in scraps of florescent rope

in the roses and carnations from My Children

in My Frying Pan

of green and orange peppers

and in My Cold Weather Wear

warning of My Existence

*Frederic Leighton 1895

OPEN VIEW

The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 7:09pm

The Sky looks painted tonight

like a scenic background

for a movie about

The Occupants of a house

on a rolling seaside

& how They all

fell in love

one by one

with Each Other

& then with

Themselves

MY MOTHER’S DEATH IS MY INCLUSION

The Hawk Corner Room 4:49pm

My Mother’s Death

is My Inclusion

It’s The Hazy Arrow

through The Heart of Me

surrounded by The Glitter

of Ideal Love

& perfect symmetry

Marked

BIG DAY

The Hawk Corner Room 10:38am

The Haze over The Sun

affords a pristine view

of the watery sparkles

splayed out across

My Precious Horizon

as I sit in The Lotus

Position & think

of My Friends & Lovers

MY EARTH

The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 8:30am

My Earth is a jewel

with Its opalescent sky

& silvery sea

I come to It naturally

as a babe in utero

to dwell in Its paradises

to live off Its swell

to savour all Its antiquities

THE GIRL WHO HAS TIME ON HER HANDS

The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 5:20pm

When I see a quiet wave

break

from a dark blue swell

into a white ridge of foam

gliding along the rocky shore

I think of the arms

of Our Galaxy

cradling

All We Are

Our Lives

Our God

I HAVE A WINDOW BY MY BED

The Hawk Queen Bed 8:55pm

I have a window by My Bed

which lets The Whole World In

across the sonorous waves

of multitudinous peeps

the tourist cars arrive

to watch the deer

and the air of cool spring

seeps in

so soothing to a relative

from Florida

MASTICATION

The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 1:55pm

I feed upon The View

before Me

and after Me

I will be embedded

in The Face, The Blue Face

of The Earth

as I gaze over

Its expanse

My Horizon

chewed to The Core

A STUDENT OF COOPER UNION

The Hawk Kitchen 8:19am

I once created

a giant banana popsicle

covered in chocolate wax

It got driven on top

of a car

through Lower Manhattan

one fabulous night

It visited a gay bar

down by The Hudson

to arrive at The World Trade Center

@ Dawn