by Ted Kooser

by Ted Kooser
     The porch swing hangs fixed in a morning sun
     that bleaches its gray slats， its flowered cushion
     whose flowers have faded， like those of summer，
     and a small brown spider has hung out her web
     on a line between porch post and chain
     so that no one may swing without breaking it.
     She is saying it‘s time that the swinging were done with，
     time that the creaking and pinging and popping
     that sang through the ceiling were past，
     time now for the soft vibrations of moths，
     the wasp tapping each board for an entrance，
     the cool dewdrops to brush from her work
     every morning， one world at a time.