Tuesday, April 24, 2007

a moment in expectation

this morning i wanted to make my coffee with cream and sugar

as if to give the day a heads up that i wanted it to be

rich

but i waited -

and instead of checking my email

or the Times

or my appearance in the mirror,

i went outside

where

the birds greeted me

the air pricked a chill

and a brown leaf stuck to the back of my heel as i walked along the sidewalk still wet with

the morning's dew

or yesterday's rain.

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