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Night Life
by
Wilda Morris

Here it’s not nursery toys
that come alive in the night
but clothes in the closet.
Your coveralls and my denim jacket
leap through the window
to rock on the porch swing.
They sidle over to the garden,
take nips from a bright red tomato
before joining neighbors
in a square dance.

One of your brown leather boots
gives a playful kick to my sneakers
which string along.
Didn’t you notice those footprints
leading out to the pasture?
All their eyes look skyward,
finding Cassiopeia’s Chair.
If the inside of your shoe is damp
in the morning, it may be milk
spilled from the Little Dipper.

Your Sunday suit slides
off the hanger, offers an arm
to my flowered silk dress
with the white lace collar.
They dine formally on prime rib
and baked potato, using our silver,
then waltz through the house.
Listen! Don’t you hear
the echo of Strauss?

This poem first appeared in Prairie Light Review (Fall 2008).
Used here with the author’s permission.

Wilda Morris is the author of three poetry collections and two nonfiction books. Fond of walks in the woods, along shorelines or riverbanks, or through towns and cities, she especially enjoys walking with a grandchild or great-grandchild, seeing things through their eyes. Wilda, who lives in the Chicago suburbs, also loves to travel—whether to places she has never been or to those that have become almost like home due to repeated visits. For more than 14 years--until she got locked out due to a technical glitch--she provided a monthly poetry challenge for ot her poets at http://wildamorris.blogspot.com/

Lori Levy:
Beautiful.
Posted 02/27/2026 01:04 PM

pwax:
Wilda, I loved the whimsy!
Posted 02/27/2011 11:46 AM

Reganz:
I enjoyed these images so much on a rainy Sunday morning with no hope of stars tonight. Thanks!
Posted 02/27/2011 10:51 AM

dianapoet:
Very imaginative!
Posted 02/27/2011 09:29 AM

vmidge@hotmail.com:
Love this! What a nice Sunday morning poem. Makes me want to keep my closet door open at night!
Posted 02/27/2011 08:16 AM

Jo:
Wilda, Enjoyed the playfulness of your poem. Really glad to see you here. A good way to start Sunday morning.
Posted 02/27/2011 07:42 AM

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