At the back of the drawer
a single glove
holding its shape
like it remembers a hand.
a single glove
holding its shape
like it remembers a hand.
The receipt from a hardware store
faded to the color of dust.
Three keys on a ring.
One is worn smooth, its teeth dulled.
faded to the color of dust.
Three keys on a ring.
One is worn smooth, its teeth dulled.
Outside, snow loosens from the branches
in soft collapses.
The bird feeder swings and swings
but nothing lands.
in soft collapses.
The bird feeder swings and swings
but nothing lands.
On the counter, a bowl with a hairline crack
still fills with oranges.
One has split its skin
just enough to smell like winter sun.
still fills with oranges.
One has split its skin
just enough to smell like winter sun.
In the window, a plant leans
toward a brightness it does not understand.
At four in the afternoon
the room becomes briefly gold.
toward a brightness it does not understand.
At four in the afternoon
the room becomes briefly gold.
Light reaches even the back corners,
touches the drawer, the bowl, the quiet air.
touches the drawer, the bowl, the quiet air.
