Clear-eyed day

Enough said.

I wait for days

Such as this.

The electrical currents in my brain

Flow

As they should.

Maybe even better.

I wait for days

Like this.

I see the ducks scrabble for corn

Across the way,

Keep my eyes peeled

For the hawk*s return,

Watch the light travel

Illuminate bird

After bird.

The cardinals

Gather in the back bushes,

Male and female cardinals.

I know they are singing

Even with all the doors

Shut against the cold.

I know they sing

Their unmistakable cardinal song.

I sing indoors

Harmonize with the cardinals,

The quack of the ducks.

I wait for clear-eyed days

Such as this.