A good day

is when the street doesn't flood 
and you can make your way home. 
A good day is when you wake up 
without pounding in your heart. 
A good day is no appliance 
breaking down when least expected. 
A good day is when no phone call 
pours an oily waterfall of little
tragedies in your ear. A good day 
is one deck umbrella rib broken 
but not all of them, and it still 
opens. A good day is finding 
the book you were looking for. 
A good day is the pain in your chest
being only heartburn and not your life
burning to the ground. A good day
is ice cubes in water and one Excedrin.
A good day is gardenias opening. 
A good day is loose shoulders. 
A good day is a little money 
left over after the bills are paid. 
A good day is someone anticipating 
what you need for a change.