2004/mild

Such a mild
summer,
even the ants
are less threatening.
I don’t think
I could have endured
otherwise.
Sun beating in
the bedroom
window
before 7 a.m.
This summer
has been overcast –
I’m grateful for
that –
a day that kicks
in at nine-thirty
or ten,
when I do.
After I read
a little
and write,
and remember
who I am.

8/18/04