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Haiku Before Dawn

Light and darkness pull

apart in increments. First

bird begins to sing.

Poem: "Watched Kettle"

Watched Kettle

Watched kettle resisting boiling point,

Toaster refusing to relinquish

       Or crisp the still-soft bread it holds,

Silent, stared-at telephone,

Cloudless, rain-withholding sky,

Bobber motionless on sun-struck water

Over baited hook awaiting fish—

All these stubborn deserts of waiting

       Stretch on day by day,

       While meanwhile

The children grow up overnight.

- P. J. Grath

November 3, 2012