Deciding On A Disposition For The Day... Poem by RIC BASTASA

early this morning
before my walk
i go up the house and
stay for a while at the veranda
overlooking a garden
of anthuriums and
mahogany trees
i take some long breaths
feeling my lungs with
fresh air

i stretch my arms and legs
and breathe some more

i put some numbers of this
inhale and exhale
cycles

and then
last night's storm inside my head
is fully
overtaken

i tell myself
i'll make this day
perfect.