Halloween
the pizza delivery womancrinkles her eyes and
lets the amusement work
her mouth into a grin
“the witch is smokin’ ”
she says holding the warm pizza
looking at the door
and for a moment
there are only
endless possibilities of
“why not?”
[PLEASE NOTE: I am not advocating smoking. But I acknowledge the value in our opening to what seems unlikely or to what doesn't fit our expectations in life. Delight so often comes from the unexpected, if only we could open our eyes and see.]
