A Day
As small, contained, and square
as a single pill-minder box.
A striped cat
who showed up on a Monday,
And stayed, keeping that name.
A marathon of movies,
or a long sleep.
A road trip.
A day
is shopping every store
but coming home
the same as you were before.
The length of time a clock hand moves
A calendar rectangle
filled with to-dos.
Something that begins and ends,
A first,
A last,
A time with friends.
A regret,
Or triumph,
A day is yet,
something to examine
A time to forget.
Bright skies,
or endless rain,
A lesson plan,
An hour gained.
Looking forward,
Looking back,
for what you hoped,
and what it lacked.
A day is spent
or given free,
an endless meeting,
a climbing tree.
A lazy float
down a river long,
A day is here,
and then it’s gone.
A day is now, plus now, plus now,
and we never know just how
a day can fly,
a day can drag
a day might be all
some ever had.
T.
