Yoga tape today
played fast-forward, then upward-
downward– pen in child’s pose.
Weeds through cobblestones
pulled and piled, blown apart–
roots stay in the ground.
Dishes in the sink
are now scrubbed clean and reused–
my hands are busy.
My rabbits chase light
across the floor of their pen–
one slides through the bars.
Futile moon arrives–
the owls hoot who who and
I cannot answer.
Kelly Ann Jacobson is a Professor of English and the author of many published books, including the novel Cairo in White, the poetry collection I Have Conversations with You in My Dreams, and anthologies such as Unrequited: Love Poems about Inanimate Objects. She also writes young adult fantasy novels under her pen name, Annabelle Jay.
