The Hawk En-suit Bath 1:11pm
I Am Venus Rising
Out Of Her Bath
Of Bubble
Having To Towel Off
(With Her Grey Towel Of Course)
Any Trace
Of Her
Submergence
The Hawk Queen Bed 9:30pm
I’ve swept God under
The Rug
& tidied up My House
I’ve gotten out
the extra chairs
& rolled My Carpet up
I’ve set My Records
in a stack
ready for The Guests
We’re going to have A Party
in My Place
& My House will be
all the neater
with excessive laughter
& dancing faces
where No One questions
Heaven
& has no fear
of Hell
The Hawk Kitchen 9:30am
Yesterday I put on a play
for My Husband —
I dressed in Eliza’s Black Satin Robe
& My World Trade Center Earrings
took My Wedding Rings Off
& declared to WHB
that He houses
The Most Dangerous Woman In The World —
then the gold and silver pin holding My Robe
exploded off Me
causing Me to change
into My Silver Grey
with Earrings of Dangling Gold
from Africa
& rhinestone bracelet:
a bauble of The Earth
The Hawk Dining Room 9:45am
I caught The Gleam
through My Dining Room
off The Silver Candelabra
The Snow is melting
& The Sun shines
diagonal rays downward
upon The Silver
Pool of Ocean
The Hawk Corner Room 7:10pm
Listen to Your Heart
beating —
what is it telling You?
Trust Your Eyes
Your Vision
how is It guiding You?
Feel your Feelings —
They are What
You are made of —
They are Your Mind
The Hawk Window Seat 8:40am
The Cape Light
flanked by 2 scraggly spruce
stands out white
against a dark
& snow-filled sky
–
She alerts Me
to My Happiness
to My Security
to My Understanding
that no matter what
happens
I will be set
The Hawk Basement NOON
I stood in the laundry room
contemplating a change
of rowing gear —
looking down at My Flimsy Shorts
I saw a tiny star
like the ones from My Visual Field Test
drop
into
My Field of Vision
&
so
I wear
a tee-shirt from Eliza
which says
“GOLD is GOD”
spelled
with
an
“L”
The Hawk Kitchen 10:15am
I stood like Lolita
in one gym sock
at the head of the stairs
while WHB informed Me
the eye doctor
found nothing wrong
& that I just have to live
with seeing My Aura
which is My Halo
The Hawk Corner Room 8:15am
I see a vertical
Ray Of Hope
defusing now at the top
of bulbous clouds
and emanating downward
into pink diagonals
at The Edge
of My Silver Ocean
The Hawk Outpost 4:49pm
There’s That Beautiful Soft Light
Along The Horizon
Again
Shielding Me From Harm
While My Husband Takes A Nap
& The Cats Finish Their Supper
Joanna Gilman Hyde 