Dundee sun shines
& she’s wide awake
determined that from this day
nothing but joy will she take
from the crisp curtains that hang
at the window frame
they’re 10 years old,
but she loves them just the same
to her plants
scattered everywhere
& the gray streaks that dot
her unmanageable hair
her house is clean
fresh laundry dances on the line
her belly’s full & nothing hurts
in her wee world all’s just fine
so she laughs at the way
the sunlight streams
while slim fingers on the keyboard
propel her closer to her dreams
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