Kitchen window

As we contemplate a new kitchen, I realize I am most excited about being able to see the outside clearly.  While the kitchen conversations are around counter tops and cabinets and universal resale-ability,  I dream of being able to see the birds clearly in winter.  

In the new kitchen

We will be able to see through the window

Over the sink.

We will not have to guess at birds,

Dim blurred images

Of themselves.

Now the color red

means a probable cardinal.

The ducks across the way

Look possibly duck-like.

The lady in red

Is barely a lady.

She has no recognizable face.

In the new kitchen

There will be clear glass

Distinct birds.

We will be able to see

Our neighbors.