adding up
one day there are six, then none
a grumbling in the stomach
a trembling in the hands
then the mailbox delivers more
so it’s a cupboard full of noodles
a plastic container of miso paste
a small bag of Japanese rice
using every part of the cucumber
twice through on each tea bag
one chair in this room, one in that
but there are books to read
Duke Ellington records to listen to
a cushion under the window for meditating
and sometimes a smelly dog
and sometimes two lively boys
22 October 2013
Oak Street
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