And there
it is
the beacon
the one
lonely dot
of day
reflecting off
of some
window faraway
saying here
I am
hello and
I act
like I
always do
surprised by
this game
of hide
and seek
with dawn
Category: Morning
ThatThis
We were that
now we’re this
it’s what you
had always wanted
I’m not sure
why even then
I wasn’t but
I knew that
if I was
ever to be
with you it
would be this
and not that
Light
I usually
only turn
one bedside
light on
but today
it’s both
not just
for bright
but to
remind me
that this
room is
big enough
for two
Dish
Life has changed
slowed and quieted
set to simmer
and never boil
those rolling days
they are over
my life now
simply delicately dance
little bubbles appear
in thick sauce
on back burner
like brief surprises
from deep within
some memories float
too to top
asking to be
stirred and combined
only to reappear
when added to
something else entirely
making me the
dish I am
Hard(er)This
It’s hard
this this
leaving you
early each
morning to
do day
morning has
now become
petulant requiring
my attention
and you
my patience
waiting until
I’m done
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 