Even after thirty years as a language teacher, Joe Carosella still firmly believes that Every Day Is a Beautiful Day. He hikes avidly in the Adirondacks and the UK, loves nature, ice cream, travel, languages, and words in general, and spends a lot of time writing poetry and reading. His poems have appeared in Adirondac and Ridgeline. [Instagram: josephaicarosella]
Primal Pleasure
It wasn’t really on the list,
but why not take, I thought, an hour or so
to shift some things in the garage.
It was a good excuse to start an outdoor fire,
to warm my hands between each shifting shift.
Except, I spent more time beside the fire pit
than working hard on the garage.
Challenge that toward discomfort slips,
which morphs then into dull hardship.
Angry shoulders, feet forlorn.
Sweaty toes, shirts rank and torn.
In the darkness, making camp.
Wood that doesn’t burn for damp.
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