Thursday, May 19, 2022

Morning Miracle

Carmen's morning hair

haystacks wildly, twin

tornadoes tearing through

farm and bedroom as mom

Julie performs magic tricks

calmly while the kid shrieks

bloody murder and somehow

feisty curls transform

into elegant coherence.

Golden straw now re-booted

into symmetric halos resting

in this post-storm quiet,

small ponds shimmering,

kissed by a hard-hat 

pink and blue neon moon,

protecting her happy head

as Carmen scoots along

the park-bound sidewalk

towards swings, slides

and across the street

that bagel cream cheese

slathered.

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