One church bell rings
Singing out to a warm bed
While one mood is painted on the sky.
One cat purrs and stretches
Prostrating on the chair
While one licks the plate clean.
One flash of genius
Slipping into the ether
While one dreams in sighs.
One bird flutters
Flying into the trees
While one crows a song of morning.
One clock on the mantle
Ticking the seconds of our lives.
How many remain?
Colleen Sohn
