Velvet

Out on the back porch, I enjoy a glass of red wine and
sing to the stars with Ella Fitzgerald--a duet through
time and space.  Bliss, beauty--a red velvet night when
the planetary alighnment is just right.  I lean back
in the chair, taking in the scent of night blooming jasmin.
Mars smiles down at the purring cat in my lap,
humming a few bars with Ella.