Today was a day with other plans. Then I woke up to thunder and no electricity. My computer had five minutes left of power in its battery. I sneaked a yogurt out of the refrigerator. The back yard was still. So was I. I contemplated garlic soup. I am still contemplating garlic soup and the power has been on for four hours now.
This week brought
Tomatoes red and yellow,
A stapled brown bag
Of garlic.
I contemplate
Garlic soup.
Today is a day
For contemplation.
Once I assemble
The necessary ingredients
Tomorrow may bring
Execution.
Meanwhile a Cooper’s hawk
Stations himself
In the crab apple.
A squirrel sits frozen
On the fence.
A rabbit crouches motionless
Under a bush.
Today is a day
To be still.
Tomorrow may be different.
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