Three Poems: Leonore Hildebrandt somewhere the day begins by sweeping away the shadows with a copper broom somewhere a man walks dully along while an unsung event in the universe starts shaping futures some days are like young dogs who bite the hands of those who mean well somewhere the music unravels a broken cactus limb takes root a grand success goes unrecorded while a small sorrow meets a larger one somewhere a vessel fills and overflows a highway narrows into night–– roadside attractions beckon the traveler to turn in–– somewhere the day begins