From the collection The Immediate and No Sooner, published in 2021.
Shadorma 300
6/25/20
Chair demure
pulled close to table
breathes a word
in its ear
so slight a whisper. Makes sure
the plates do not hear.
Shadorma 301
6/25/20
The straight lines
divide up the view
pleasingly
fragmenting
the lackluster what is to
vivid what could be
Claudia McGill Writes Poetry, Did You Know That? 
I’ve wondered if the dishes ever talk to each other – now I know it isn’t the dishes that are the gossips!
There are cliques in every environment. Go ahead, open the cabinet door suddenly, and I bet the plates will have sheepish looks at being almost caught.
The first poem is absolutely wonderful. I am enchanted by the idea of the chair scooching in close to the table so they can have a good gossip.
Thank you. Yes. There is intrigue everywhere you look in the home. If you ask me.