Restful, calm,

enjoy the eve now

like a good friend,

low lit lamp

anchoring wood floor

and makeshift newspaper mats...



Blue cheese, cherry jam,

clam dip, bread, goat cheese

and many crumbs thereafter

follow knife's path -

she cuts for me delicately

and lovingly

while the autumn ale goes down...



A peaceful repose this,

with a TV fireplace

speaking in images

for an absent hearth;

letting the channel rest

as banquet abides –

a farmer's work is finally done.