Since she arrived in
our small apartment
we’ve become newly
aware of the beauty
of light in this room
at the building’s top.
We show her the view
of landmarks below
and re-discover
them ourselves.
The apartment’s larger,
more capacious.
Who would have thought
we had so much room here
for another person’s world.
The rooms breathe outwards
open themselves to this
wide-eyed visitor
as if she was always
what was needed
to perfect the place.