Diode to Joy
by Jonathan Duckworth
Sun
I never understood
the allure of monarchies
or the appeal of religion
until this afternoon,
when the Siamese cat alighted
on the balcony railing,
and lathered its coat
with white nectarine juice.
Moon
How could I be
any way but joyful
now, with the moon
an aspirin tablet
effervescing
in the lake water?
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