poème d’occasion
(fuligo septica firenze)
It was a small price to pay
for a poem,
or maybe more than one—
only $7.50 at 50% off.
It wasn’t a book of poems
but a dream palace—
not even a palace
but a pocketable retreat
in the woods
on sale at year’s end.
So good riddance
to 2018, annus horribilis.
I am happy
for small thefts.
—JH
Amen, Jan. Amen.