Election Day morning: haiku

Election Day morning. I wake from lascivious dreams to a screech owl’s quaver.

Election Day morning. In the bathroom, small toothmarks all over my soap.

Election Day morning. The factory whistle seems to go on forever.

Election Day morning. Smell of rain, sound of woodpeckers banging their heads.

Election Day morning. I make a neat little pile of my toenail clippings.

Election Day morning. My wristwatch is now six days & four hours behind.

Election Day morning. Gray squirrels forage in the oaks. The clatter of acorns.