A Day of Sometime Sun

you, a packrat
a luncheon of puckey
meaning leftovers
I, wrinkled hands
date with the dishes

ghosts from the burial ground
are barely noisy
sometimes watching our TV
they tease the cats
who treat them like mirrors
they cannot smell

eight, the number of 
toenails you possess
(and also)
the number of fallen trees
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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October 13, 2017 at 10:12 AM
Hello John, some trees need to be planted in place of the dead trees. As for the toes i have ten. Have a nice day my friend.
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