NEW YEAR DREAM

the opposite of going for broke.

saving and resting, staying in.

put something away everyday.

think about the dance parties

we could have, the fireplace,

the primary bedroom veranda,

an overflow suite for an aging parent or two,

anyone recovering from a fall. 

another child 

if we decide soon enough

we can conceive on the same bed

upstairs in the attic like newlyweds

then upgrade the mattress when we move

after I catch the baby myself in the living room

soft round head

into my waiting hands.

all our births and deaths contained here, not there.

there is a new house where nothing will be 

born or die.