the faulty day.
gray curtain drawn across
lifeless body.
up again
the brave can buckle
thrown at life’s hardest tackle.
getting up again.
blink
day stretches and yawns
opening a lazy eye.
then falls back asleep.
wintry whimper
white crisp snow
a gray beard around the edges.
old man whimpers.
limber
shivering sparrow
stabbed by shaft of sun.
clutching dead limbs.
heart warming
your smile is brighter
than midsummer’s yellowest sun.
warmer on my heart.