a few weeks away

In the pre dawn 

I spoke to the cat

I explained about Benjamin Franklin 

about daylight savings

preserving the lamp oil

about more light in the evenings

I even mentioned 

that coyotes were waiting in the dark

down at the corner

all he did

was look at his 

iWatch

and say

"I'm a citizen of the world bub, no one does this.

You let me out last week at 6:23

It's 6:30 now

What's the holdup?"

I try not to be such a calendar watcher

light enough to see across the street in the early morn

the squirrels and birds

banging on the door demanding food

is good enough for me

that and the smell of Coppertone

enough solar radiation to burn the hide off you

the wrathful hordes

descending on the shore

15 bucks to park all day

in it's totality

it’s starting to look like summer