The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 4:26pm
My Computerized-tinted Pallette
for The Inspiration
of Flaming June’s Dress
is made up of flaming orange “Zambia”
darker “Darling”
yellow “Evening Star”
“Wild Flower Bouquet” — pink
“Liliana” — aqua marine
sample can of “Hyper”
& down in the cellar
“Banana Daiquiri” from Our En-suite Bath
“Sea Spa” — never-used trim colour
& an old gallon of white semi-gloss —
if M(eye) Transparency is not
see-through enough
The Hawk Living Room 5:04pm
My Coffee Table is laden
with The Puzzle
Flaming June
undone by My Doodles
Day into Night
left-handed hieroglyphics
each convoluted piece
notated
The Hawk Library 2:05pm
A Sheath of Silver
above Her Head
She lays below
Her Hair
painted through Her Tresses
bare —
She holds Her Secret
to Her Chest
*painted by Sir Frederic Leighton 1895
The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 5:55pm
My Orange Macro-me knitting bag
has Mylar sparkles & a lining
the colour of Flaming June’s dress
My Knitting Stitch is the colour
of drying blood
60 stitches wide by 22* rows
I am creating
The Swath
of My Endometrium
–
*lie
Joanna Gilman Hyde 