The Hawk Window Seat 3:10pm
Through My Screened-in Window
I Catch The Lupine & Wild Rose
Out By The Roadside
Rarely Travelled
The Lull Of The Surf
Out Past The Cape
Eases Its Way Through
The Song Of The Birds
& The Intermittent Play
Of Our Sunny Breeze
The Hawk Deck 10:50pm
I ate My Banana Breakfast
standing in My Sun Hat & Pyjamas
watching The Ocean sparkle
through The Summer Haze
–
Off to My Left
I could hear The Surf
& Birdsong all around
ushering me in
to My Next Existence
The Hawk Portico 5:00pm
My House faces South
here on The Hawk —
a spit of built-up sand
growing only scrub spruce
& beach dunes
— grass does grow in My Yard
except for a barren spot
where We can park —
but yes, This Is Where
I have found such joy
in the sounds of The Birds
& The Waves — Waves
all the way around —
I hear Them to My Right Today
as I gaze to the blue horizon
to My Left
The Hawk Portico 3:15pm
I live at A Beach Resort
out on My Portico
with potted palm fronds
to either side
& all The Bird Song
I could cling to
above
the gentle surf
out front
The Hawk Living Room 2:00pm
I am sitting cross-legged
in a column
of light
on My Living Room Floor
I have a cup of tea
within reach
The Radio is on
playing a song
I like
& I Am Dreaming
The Tomato-coloured Couch 6:22pm
In This Red Book
I Write Instruction
for Women of Child-bearing Years
I Write Steadfast Instruction:
Lay Down Your Tools
of Abortion
Think
of The Twins
Think
of The Single Entities of Humanity
Look At What You Are Doing
To Your Selves
And To The People Who Love You
Think
of What Possession
You Have Been Given —
How Can You Not Want It?
He And She Are A Significant Part
of You
And You Are
All Of Them
Joanna Gilman Hyde 