Conveniently free

Last night I made arrangements with the cat and turtle person down the block.  This morning I drink coffee and write.  I notice the growing pile in the living room.  I tend to the tattoo on my left foot.  My beloved and daughter still sleep, upstairs. 

This week the mornings

Are conveniently free

So I can sit

Write

Drink more coffee

Than I really need.  

This week I notice

The buds on the lily

Are goners,

But still the full flowers

Hold their own.

The living room

Begins to fill

With dorm room

Paraphernalia;

The cat sleeps

On her pile of shoes,

Head propped on a heel

Just so.