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Unplanning
I’m not sure why
A cool breeze
Always comes across as surprise
I’m thankful, really
I think if I arranged it,
I’d be particular in the wrong way
Overly concerned (if at all)
About temperature, humidity
Air pressure
Something about millibars
I’ll simply sit here
In a chair I hadn’t planned
If it rocks, that would be another boon
And if silently,
Would be relief
For my neighbor’s sake
The Only Kind that Matters
Bread used to be square
I saw it in a movie
‘Course then I’d have to say
Bread was black and white as well
I’m not how they pulled it off
What kind of protractor
Tyrannized the baking pans
I guess someone decided
That homey bread must have
A curvy bunch up top
But then began the crust wars
We’ve been waging ever since
Maybe after ends of eggs
The Lilliputians take this on for us
We’ve got toast to make
And victory in croutons
Squared
I think I sat in churches
And at funerals
For which paper fans were
Handed out
For trauma’s or heat’s
Sake I am uncertain
In our machine age
And cushioning our chairs
The paper fans seem to have
Gone away
Until the other day
When a friend presented me with
One of these, I’m not sure why
I hold it now, and I recall
It was the day of our town fair
And we’ve had record-breaking heat
This year
So folk wandered up and down
The street, bearing square
Reminders of mortality
You see, the name the favors bore
Was of a certain
Local institution
C L Couch
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clcouch123 
August 6, 2019 at 1:22 am
Christopher. Hope you’re doing okay. Sounds like the heat is a bit stifling there. But, that you’ve been enjoying some good bread whatever the shape. I think square bread is kind of weird, come to think about it. Except when there’s a dome shape to it, that’s how you know it’s good bread it’s risen. But, when I was small and had first communion, I used to think communion wafers should be like bread you eat (as they are at certain congregations). Lovely to read your writing as always. And I hope the heat/humidity drops for your sake, my friend.
August 7, 2019 at 8:01 pm
Thank you, friend Amanda! I realize I’ve been hibernating through the heat. Actually, I enjoy bread a lot and have been having it. Yes, I thought the square shape odd when I saw it in an old movie. It had an artificial look (for bread of all things). I grew up in church with communion bread shaped into tiny, tiny loaves that tasted kind of sweet. I think I’d just as soon have real bread. Wafers taste odd to me. I hope your summer’s going really well. I hope you’re feeling good, your work is good along with all your other activities. It’s a pleasure to read your work and, as I see it, watch you grow. Have a happy August!