Luna lives
in a Victorian style townhouse
with red brick and wood trim
where maple trees canopy the avenue
on the other side of Luna’s
front and yellow door
clematis climb along the brick
picking at the peeling trim
or looking through her mail
at letters hand delivered
by a mailman who whistles
and notices the hydrangea
swollen and pink
while Luna plays the tuba
one hour every Tuesday
set to a shared internal clock
which is why he whistles
and notices everything
worth noticing where
Luna lives
Stacy Oler ©