Solstice
today is the longest day
and here we are sitting
around the coffee table
eating fast food
watching the Goonies
the week stretches out
like one of our cats
in a patch of sun
and though it can be
loud and wild
chaos of humans
there’s nothing like
those moments
where the outside world
ceases to exist
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I love this. Especially “the week stretches out like one of our cats in a patch of sun.”
I agree with Gwyneth! The week stretching out like a cat is such a great and surprising image
Amen! Love the last stanza and how you build to it.
This poem is a delight in its simple weight
A beautiful, T.S Eliot vibe!