04-20-2015, 11:26 PM
The Dentist Prescribes My Least Favorite Drugs
Last autumn's leaves that blanket the beds are lifted.
Crocuses have passed; I'm brought newborn hyacinths, buds tight
against their stems. They catch bits of sunlight
through the window, opening to scent the room
while I sleep.
The water pump's whine ceases as well water flows.
On a cottage down the road a second story rises
clipping my side-view sunset; in a burst I rearrange
the furniture, each piece facing sunrise.
My body's awake, brain asleep.
I pass on pre-wedding panicked calls,
line my eyes and turn the swollen cheek.
On this first warm day my first-born niece strides
down the aisle on her own two feet;
even she laughs as a peacock's mating call
punctuates her vows. No more wobbly
on high heels than bare feet, we dance.
Spring has happened, even though I slept.
Last autumn's leaves that blanket the beds are lifted.
Crocuses have passed; I'm brought newborn hyacinths, buds tight
against their stems. They catch bits of sunlight
through the window, opening to scent the room
while I sleep.
The water pump's whine ceases as well water flows.
On a cottage down the road a second story rises
clipping my side-view sunset; in a burst I rearrange
the furniture, each piece facing sunrise.
My body's awake, brain asleep.
I pass on pre-wedding panicked calls,
line my eyes and turn the swollen cheek.
On this first warm day my first-born niece strides
down the aisle on her own two feet;
even she laughs as a peacock's mating call
punctuates her vows. No more wobbly
on high heels than bare feet, we dance.
Spring has happened, even though I slept.
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