The Perfect Day

A hot cup of tea greeting me— first thing in the morning, wife smiling unconditionally, xo! hot water on tap, tsh… neighbour’s doggy popping in to play, “yap..yap..” adding to the warmth, a nice, steaming breakfast, finishing the punch line of a poem—for a contest colleagues in the department patting me on my new shirt, boss on the phone, “good work, so and so!” overhearing students chattering merrily—about my latest lecture a brisk round of tick-tock table tennis, back home for a sumptuous dinner and chat with the family, “haha, cacka…packa.. he he” dozing off while reading a book—zzz... all these things do happen to me or anyone — but not on the same day! Actually, there may be water on tap—not hot Or while petting, the neighbour’s puppy pisses on your new shirt…etc! It is after all my notion of a perfect day—a daydream! *** Winner, Poetry Contest sponsored by Madison Demetros, December 5, 2017.