2006/steaming

Steam rising
from the deck.
You bring me
a cup of green
tea, steaming.
I hand you a
bowl of oatmeal
with raisins,
cinnamon and
honey.Topped with
coconut, it is
steaming.
The furnace rumbles.
I give you a hug
from the back,
not quite steaming,
and comment
on the unique yoke
of your shirt,
which I’ve seen
many times
before.

3/13/06