RAINY NOVEMBER SUNDAY AFTERNOON

RAINY NOVEMBER SUNDAY AFTERNOON

by Robin Shwedo

©: Robin Shwedo, 2022



On a rainy November Sunday afternoon,

too dreary to go out,

with nowhere to go,

I start a batch of homemade bread,

three loaves’ worth.

As it rises

in the oven

for the first of two risings,

I sit at the table,

and listen to music.

Temptations’ “The Thing You Do,”

then “I Will Wait for You,” by Mumford and Son.

Almost turn off the music,

but Saffire Uppity Blues Women

convince me to stay, with “Elevator Man.”

Sometimes,

there’s nothing better than

Saffire’s beautiful blues

with homemade bread rising

in the oven,

especially on a rainy November Sunday afternoon.



This is part of a book titled Working Class Poems which will soon be looking for a publisher.