It's Still Life

Before Noon

Boiled nine potatoes.
Didn’t count, just grabbed a big handful.
Nine.
*
He’s outside
with his newspaper in the morning sun,
which just disappeared
behind a cloud.
I read The Guardian.
*
That weatherman
who always wears
running shoes
guessed wrong again.
*
Wrote this
while roasting
a kilo of tomatoes.
*
Made soup.

A List Poem. Photo is my own, published a few years ago on Unsplash. Photo also for Brian’s Ragtag Daily Prompt “Missing Part” as the head of garlic is missing a clove. Imagery and poems ©Misky 2023.