Congratulations, you’ve woken up this morning.

Thinking ahead to all the times you won’t,

it’s no mean trick.

The world outside your window

is just as you remember it.

The prayer flags yield gently to the wormy breeze.

The geese honking air in great gulps they’re so glad to be back.

From behind his computer, my husband reports

that North Korea still exists.

I have so much trouble

fastening my earring, I briefly consider
my ear may be on wrong.