it's a beauty
very country-style living
cape codish light wooden walls
dark wooden floors and a mansard roof
uncluttered and neat
two small frames on the wall: ganeshji and lisa's peonias
the cotton curtains white and aqua blue
i keep it closed
when evening comes
when it's minus 20
and the ancient walls can't keep the cold out
i keep it closed
to save energy
to stay cozy and bundled up in the lounging boudoir
where the walls are a little thicker
insulation a little better
i keep it closed
although i wish it was open
i wish it would offer its great view
its depth of field
i wish it was the house's hot spot
i've had this vision of a tall visitation
climbing the stairs to the second floor flat
stopping on the second to last
faces meeting face to face
arriving welcoming heyhow'reyoudoing
i've had this vision
of a warm celebration
a gezellig room with cape cod charm
winter frost infiltrating
still the room torrefying
until winter loses its bite
finding warmth and delight
without the middleman
finding warmth and delight directly
within me
