Afternoon Delights

Audrey is a poet, classical singer and voice teacher, recovering attorney and licensed psychotherapist.

My #18 for National Poetry Month

i opened a box of crackers this morning

its packaging promising

an enchanted evening

or morning

or some such.

i am a sucker for the promise.

it always makes me buy two

one for now,

promise untasted,

one for later

once i know what i've got.

slathered them each with soft brie

coffee next to the morning paper

i am a sucker for that too

i watched brie swim over the edges

it was a shame to lose the cheese

but the sun was moving on

birds and squirrels are suckers

for melted brie and crackers.

by evening, they sleep

bellies rounded.

© 2017 Audrey Howitt