The Librarian

The Librarian


i.
She may be wearing a sweater
and fending off homeless men
while somewhere a college girl
is guiding tourists through caves
and talking bat guano
and somewhere else far far away
a sad but happy little old man
who lost everything and everyone
to the great tsunami
is about to throw an orchid out to sea.
The sun is shining and I feel a bit old.
But mostly young.
ii
In the oceans fish are doing what fish do,
oblivious to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae et al.
I am in the quiet of my house.
I might listen to Rush Limbaugh.
I might clean the leaves out of the pool. Or not.
I will most certainly do my dishes, brush my teeth,
shower and put on the last of my sunscreen.

Jannie Funster September 2008