Late
Pajama Stars
It was exactly 6:00 AM
On latitude 43.04 North
Beginning this calendar day of September 22
My skin was seeking the remaining
Cold night air as I poked myself
Through the door
Placing bare feet bottoms on chilly concrete
A weak voice called my eyes
And I looked 80 degrees skyward south
Through tree silhouettes
To the soft pale blue warp and weft
The bright star speck was arresting
And the bright dawning moment too
As I waved my gaze from right to left
Another but more brilliant light
Called out…that one Venus
So intensely round as to hurt
In my pajamas I was pierced
And locked
And my skin informed me
That it was cold outside
I turned and walked back in
From the blue and the cold…
Feeling
G.J.G.
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