Saturday morning

Daughters out with their daddies;
they bring bikes with tassels, 
companionable teddies and yellow balloons.

Queue

A disconsolate line drapes itself over the railing 
that leads to the callers office door.
They are still there when I walk back four hours later.

postcard

I've found a country where it's acceptable to eat a whole plate of hummus, more than once a day. I think I'm never coming home. 
(Postcard from Jerusalem)