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  • The American Poetry Review

    FOUR POEMS

    Nov 01, 2022 1 minute

    Each Morning Calls Us to Praise This World That Is Fleeting

    Each morning
    waking
    amidst the not-ever-before,
    dressing inside the not-ever-again.

    Under sunlight or cloud,
    brushing the hair.

    Not yet arrivedat the end-crimped finish,drinking coffeeand buttering toast.

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