With the incidentals tucked away
it was time to review the elements of the latest visit:
the left turns, blank pages, painted toenails.
Laying out on the deck in the sun
with a book
is always an interesting prelude
to a hike perhaps among the high peaks
or a visit to a gallery -
the specifics matter little
despite requiring a rewrite
as well as a trip
to Walmart or Boscov’s or Kohl’s or wherever
to pick up a cover-up
which with the right choreography
can excite with the intensity of a bright palette.
Instead, we target the eclipse
and drag out the telescope
peering through the lens as if we knew
which direction next:
the ranks pulled, lines drawn, shopping list edited
for the umpteenth time.
