~Filligree~

your day
is pretty
much formed
by how you spend
your first hour
check it all
at the door

you can't change
how people
treat you
or what
they say
all you
can do
is change
how you
react
to it

sitting here
hands warmed
around my
chipped coffee
mug
soulful and quiet
in the pale
cold sun
black
filligree chairs
where I carve
the memory
of you
sweet relief
of a sigh

~Sarah Mahina Calvello~