Wreaths for every door,garland up the rail

the porch the neighborhood walks for.

the table extends to the porch.

the porch turns burnt-orange.

after the holidays, before the spring.

pastel without saccharine.

the eight-night porch.

editorial, never aisle.

the rose at the door.

the porch she walks up to.

the long weekend, properly composed.

the lit threshold.

the welcome that stays a week.

the new front, properly welcomed.

the porch wakes up.

long evenings, lit lanterns.

the welcome at the doors.

the porch the family walks up to, again.

the home that closes.

the corporate evening, properly lit.

the moment we name together.