it starts early (nonet)

nonet

it starts early, day bursting open

light pulsing, schedule full to brim

list checking off, brief rests, spurts

midday a hot slowdown

errands, deadlines

then braking

to full

stop

night blue nonet

night blue nonet

through the window the night sky light blue

went deeper through all the pigments

while I looked for the one word

to say it was that blue

not bright daytime blue

not deep midnight

jeansy dusk

now it's

black