On This Day, 2002

Then look around, and choose thy ground,
And take thy rest. Byron.


It's usually a good idea that the heart be moved,
from time to time: it's for the best.
There's no call for self-pity, or the scarifying
of one's own clubfooted breast.

My days are now a bright banana yellow.
Kids' rooms decorated with a flowers-and-fruits motif;
golden Spongebob Squarepants duvet/pillow;
the warm and canny Charlie Brown's good grief.