next to me is coffee in a white cup
a bluetooth headset
two candles, one tall, the other squat
a notebook with a few blank pages left
a lavender orchid with eleven blooms
a footstool piled with pillows
an old floor lamp with a broken shade
a double-pane window
outside it the slowly moving porch swing
a hand carved roof support
water dripping from snow melt
bright clumps of crusty snow on the ground
the muddy street
fir and aspen trees moving in the wind
the heater blows warm air across the room
i drink more coffee
The Ace Hotel Notebook 