New Haircuts and Itchy Necks

Doggies in the window

and models dressing mannequins,

chocolate and second hand books,

black coffee cooling on the end table

 as another Sunday slips away,

leaving us all a weekend closer to death,

whether we know it or not,

Mama will be cooking chicken tonight,

my favorite with mushrooms and Madeira wine.

Life is perfect, even as we realize

it is also short. Sometimes the luxury

of doing nothing outweighs

the imperative to

“Do Something!”

The AC on, blankets over

bare legs as we sit in the quiet

near dark of our midmorning living room.