The West Desk Window 8:45am
I have put My Daughter’s Name
above Her
on the wall @ The Head of Her Bed
The Name is Mine
in photographs of My Rooftop Painting
within Her Reach
The Hawk Bedroom 2:52pm
I Am That Woman
standing poised
with My Weight on My Left Foot
My Left Hand
gracing My Belly
My Right Hand
holding My Black Book
against A Secure Right Hip
Right Leg and Foot turned tentatively back
contemplating
My Preparedness
The Hawk West Desk Window 5:25pm On The Dot
I might as well tell You
what JB wore today
— and is still wearing:
black underwear
black Joe Fresh push up bra
black square-necked 3/4 sleeve sweater
black socks, black Nurse-Mates street shoes size 8
LL Bean women’s denim jeans regular size 8
silver hoops, silver Joanie Rochette pendant
on silver snake chain given to JB by Her Brother HTWH
ladies Bulova open heart stainless steel watch
Birk’s Friday The 13th Question Mark quartz crystal cocktail ring
Birk’s diamond, gold & platinum wedding & engagement rings
One Silver Spiral Bangle From Her Other
My Art Framer Al Delaney
former Mayor of Shelburne, Nova Scotia
called this morning
to tell Me He finished framing
My Letter from former Mayor Ed Koch
of New York City
& My Letter from former Governor Tom Kean
of New Jersey
written upon The Completion
of My Ten-thousand Square-foot Elliptical Spiral
on The Roof of The Former #5 World Trade Center
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 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
Joanna Gilman Hyde 