The Skein of Days

The Ninth Day

January 9th, 2024, Tuesday

Observation

the sky is gray

the air is dry inside the apartment

my skin is chaffing

the fan inside my computer is making a lot of noise

like it does not want to used anymore

my head hurts and my throat is soar

I have been coughing, but now my fever has broke

I have Covid

I am staying home

February 9th,2024, Friday

Observation

a warm February

          today is cooler than it has been

there is a breeze,

                    it rattles my windows 

March 9th, 2024, Saturday

Observation

there is a plane

                    flying overhead

departing

by the sound its engines

                    jetting away 

April 9th, 2024, Tuesday

Observation

robin silhouetted against the silver sky

watching from the leafless maple

squirrels scrambling in the morning

the air is crisp

          flowing through my open window 

May 9th, 2024, Thursday

Observation

there is a jet taking off

a car horn honks...once

a bus pulls away from the stop

          it rolls past my window

there is a steady beep

          the alarm from a heavy vehicle

down the street

work crews on Bryant Avenue

a jet now is landing