Sunset

Sunset

I was vacuuming the living room,
zoned out, thinking of how I should
do this more often and why I don’t,
deep thoughts like that.
The light changed in just a few minutes,
from the time it took to vacuum from
the kitchen to the living room, from an
ordinary late afternoon sunshine to a
preternatural dusky rose cast.
The housewife in me focused on
getting the vacuuming done, the poet
in me dropped the wand and ran to
the door to catch a glimpse of magic.