Poem For Today

[zz_neena]

Otherwise
Jane Kenyon

I got out of bed
on two strong legs.
It might have been
otherwise. I ate
cereal, sweet
milk, ripe, flawless
peach. It might
have been otherwise.
I took the dog uphill
to the birch wood.
All morning I did
the work I love.

At noon I lay down
with my mate. It might
have been otherwise.
We ate dinner together
at a table with silver
candlesticks. It

Comments

[zz_neena]

I confess this is the first I've seen by her. Are you familiar with her?

[wandererjen]

OHMYGOSH! My very first thought was, "Ooo ... that was haunting" and so I clicked over to post a comment saying just that. I guess you beat me to it. :)

Two haunted, zz.