After many years and umpteen revisions, I was thrilled to have this poem accepted for publication in the final issue of Crosswinds, a beautiful print-only journal where I’ve had the good fortune to be a contributor a few times. Upon receiving my copy, I was disappointed to discover that both in the Table of Contents and on the page itself, my poem had been attributed to someone else and her poem to me – hence the black mark with my name inked below! I immediately contacted the editor, who was most apologetic and remorseful and who has since emailed all contributors a letter of correction, for which I am greatly thankful! However, for anyone else purchasing or perusing the book, they wouldn’t know this. And this now has become a lesson in non-attachment for me (like it or not): I’m always happy to see a poem I’ve mothered go out into the world but I didn’t realize until now how attached I could be when not only my name doesn’t accompany it but someone else’s does. So, Hermes, you shook more than one somnolent bough LOL! And I hope you, dear readers, enjoy this little poem, and thank you for taking the time to read all this.