anticipation

wine can’t quiet
the nerves
which twitch
and the heart
which beats
a bit faster
even the cat
quite accustomed
to mood shifts
is jumpy
and avoids
the open suitcase
and what it signifies
will follow

4 thoughts on “anticipation

    • Cute, but not yet, Jeff. I do hope to get there sometime in 2015. You, Emily, and I have a few bottles of wine and much poetry to share. This time, though, it’s farther north.

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