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Day to Night

Day to Night

right now

the leaves are resting quiet

it’s 80-something-degrees

the sky’s a robin’s egg

everything’s in bloom

birds and butterflies and babies

people are outside

mowing their grass

walking down the street

biking and hiking

and driving with their windows rolled down

just a beautiful day

but come nightfall

the leaves will be whipping wild

it won’t be so warm

the sky won’t be blue

all the blooms blown away

people will be inside

flipping channels

watching the weather

Alabama’s in the red

that ain’t good

no school tomorrow

there’s tornado talk

and rumored hail the size of baseballs

lovely, jest lovely

finally got my greenhouse up and running

and now it’ll be spinning away to munchkin land

oy vey!

TL

Published inTamiko Lowery