SHOULD THE ABILITY APPEAR

A comment on my post of April 27, from a kindred soul: “…I love the idea of sitting in the sun reading , and often go out with my book—but the pages remain unread as I sit and muse and look and dream—but the book is there should the ability to read outside suddenly appear” —Pauline King

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Should the ability appear, to read outdoors
A book rests open on my lap awaiting here
To take me far from fragrant pine and sycamore
Should the ability appear.

But I am hooked, distracted into now, I fear,
Under the influence of lilac, dreaming on a hellebore,
Holding my breath to hear a bobolink draw near.

I’ve brought a book out in the sun only to ignore
Its poor inked pages while I drink the atmosphere.
I’ll still read other worlds—it’s what the book is for.
Should the ability appear.
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SHOULD THE ABILITY APPEAR

WE HAVE AN EXTRA DAY

We have an extra day this year to spend
Fourths of time squirreled away
Four times around the sun portend
We have an extra day.

If ever votes were taken I would say
Don’t append it to flat February’s end—
I would prefer that it occur in May

For then a clement wind will lend
Splendor to the trees, a merrier sashay
Into this wondrous windfall dividend
We have… an extra day!
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WE HAVE AN EXTRA DAY