The Canadian Geese don’t know that today is Thursday
They stand in the park with their necks extended high
Some sit on the grass with their necks tucked
They pluck at the grass in the park with their bills
I have a meeting tonight at 7:00
But don’t need to know that today is Thursday
I know there will be tomorrow, and that tomorrow
I have a morning meeting at 9:30 and a good band is playing at 7:30 that night
But right now I’m eating a hot dog and watching the Canadian Geese
And that’s all I need to know
My hot dog has nothing to do with the day of the week
Or the Canadian Geese who will soon fly south, but I don’t know when
And I don’t suppose that they know when, or know that they will fly south at all until they do
These Canadian Geese are not in my week and calendar
These Canadian Geese plucking at the grass in the park with their bills
David Fekete 