If today were the last day If today were the last day I’d set my alarm for 4 o’clock and linger in bed in the dark. I would run my fingers across the quilt that my girlfriend gave me feeling the stitching between my fingers, smelling the fabric, remembering the day of the gift. If today were the last day I would take my thyroid pill and drink celery juice . I would set the kettle to boil and turn on NPR . I would brush my teeth and brew my tea and sit on the couch with P o to cuddle under the quilt that my girlfriends gave me a week after my husband told me he wanted a divorce . I would watch the sun breach the horizon and dress the sky in her flaming morning robes of pinks and reds and golds and feel her warm embrace. If today were the last day I would take my dogs on their walk. I would let them off lead and roam farther than we normally do and give them extra treats. I would notice the way the sun sparkles on the snow like glitter, like a thousand sequins on my fav