A BLUEPRINT OF A DAY

You may outline
what you expect
for the day
as you drink your juice
in your full glasses
but think as your time
passes by the flower garden
of tall grasses and geranium
now frozen with snow
we are by a winter's scene
on a stony street
by the Fine Arts museum
you receive an agent's call
with a familiar voice
after the vetted storm
with an invitation
and a carnation
for you to perform
at a comedy club
of your choice
with a two- part
voice of invention
as they send you out
in transportation
of your choice
in a sports car
caravan or limousine
at the last city light glows
and today's chimeras
are passing
to the star's farthest horizon
through your windows
watching the home harbor
catching the last sunset
for life is in the shadows
not needing another man
or woman to plan
your silhouette night
not having to beg
for an egg omelette
under a Christmas light.