Sexy

With your ninety over sixty-eight
and low triglycerides
active lifestyle and the perception thereof
with two and four A.M. feedings
empire waists
hot sauce
thoughtful visions of Vancouver
dairy and carbohydrate consumption
fondness for Miami
no interest in California
love of brick and porch
over wood and balcony
over stucco
over doorman
over barn

May your beach be swam
Your hearth warmed
Your windows gazed into
Your cinders sparked
Your papers filed
Your ribs tickled

May the blanket bring you rest
May all the grains of the world open up to you
May heaven come and go
May animals befriend you

Remembering those days before
Hard to do and not really of interest
People being people
Coming and going
Those that come after are sweet for participating
All things meandering
Toward a peaceful pause
That may or may not
Last forever
All these things like twists of an apple stem
Or petals being stripped from their hold
Petty little things
To pass the time
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2.9.10