Milk on the Window Sill

For our science project

we put a cup of milk

on the window sill.

Then we left it for a week.

We wanted to see

what would happen.

Part of me hoped something

miraculous would occur – 

rainbows sprouting through

the roof, or satyrs singing 

in majestic chorus, perhaps..

But deep down I knew

that it would turn yellow,

then go putrid, and stink,

until Miss Cartwright made us

throw it all away.

Joshua Seigal

From My Mind to Yours

These words are a gift

from my mind to yours. 

It’s not perfect, of course – 

my mind is a human mind

and these words might not

be exactly what your need

right now. But here they are. 

Human to Human. Mind 

to Mind. Take this gift, 

and know that all your devices 

might be faster, smarter, 

more slick and to the point,

But they can’t gift you this love,

from my mind to yours.

Joshua Seigal