Chocolate Cake
A house late at night that lays
somewhere between today and
tomorrow holds a certain
quiet and aloneness that
attracts me
I look for comfort in the
kitchen to the only thing
still awake, the refrigerator
It doesn't not disappoint, it
has in store for me a forgotten
piece of chocolate cake
I sit at the kitchen table
with the cake, accompanied by
a tall glass of milk
the stars are shining bright through
the kitchen window
I break off a piece, bring it to
my mouth
The pastry sinks within my taste buds,
moist and sweet
The moment, simple and delicious
satisfies me
I fork the cake in and tell myself
I want to feel this way again and again
It’s crisp October and the high ocean air
Has a sweet scent of sapphire tinge.
Lights have just mislaid their color
outlying the five o’clock skyline
Car headlights come one, owls test the field
late sun striking tops of trees
Illuminating the poplar leaves
Sky transformed swiftly from warm to cold
A chill breeze urged past me
I heard wind chimes play a vigorous tune
As the crisp October night folded in.
The Arrival of Spring
A long winter has ended
The arrival of Spring pleases me
It’s sweet light is in full flourish
It fills my garden
Robins and sparrows and a pair of blue jays
fluttered through the trees with renewal
I pick up a garden hose and scatter a stream
of cold water on the begonias, calla lilies,
Bird of paradise and on the hollyhocks
After that on the ivy bed, the steps of the
front porch and the windows too
Everything in sight was bathed in a damp,
fresh glow.
I looked at the dripping trees, flooded front
porch, the sparkling flowers, the pools of water
on the lawn and the saturated driveway
I felt pleasingly rejuvenated and reborn
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