Satchels filled with dawn dust
Footsteps soft as blessing
Letters glowed through envelopes
Warmth seeped into locks
Doorbells chimed gentleness
Curtains stirred awake
Wrinkles softened like wax
Hands uncurled in greeting
Some houses silent in sorrow
Light knocked twice for mercy
Shadows thinned at hinges
Hope slid under wood
Route finished with humming
Shoes gold-tipped by morning
Neighborhood breathed easier
Sun carried by human hands