Monday, January 31, 2022

Visitors from Virginia

 

the tour guide  

drives all over town  

wheels keep turning  


*** 


their shadow remains  

forever in my memories  

and in my heart 

 

***

 

three days together  

hugs laughter food festivities  

tears of joy  


*** 


longest embrace  

at dreaded departure time  

goodbye tears 


Friday, January 28, 2022

Cat - The Helper





company coming  

helps to vacuum and dust-  

not really 


***


forgetful-  

left winter clothes on the bed  

kept the cat warm 



Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Fear of Bloodshed

 

each day  

births new fears of bloodshed  

all on high alert  




Referring to fear of additional violence after 1/6/2022 attack in Washington DC


https://www.npr.org/2022/01/06/1070598403/a-year-after-the-jan-6-attack-congress-is-plagued-by-a-toxic-atmosphere

Gifted Flowers Remember

 


cold, indoor days  

gifted flowers remember  

that warm smile  


 

-11 degrees Fahrenheit (23.889 C.) so I will avoid going outside, if possible  

Monday, January 24, 2022

Footprints. Shadows.


 

anonymous neighbors  

follow the bunny hop tune  

dance line footprints  


***


blue shadows
on cold winter mornings
silver silence

***

footprints on heart
til we are nose to nose
cat's eyes

#footprints for all my cats



Sunday, January 23, 2022

Whole

 

treat the whole body
holistically
for the kindest care

***

the best decisions
in a life well-lived are made
wholeheartedly

***

will I be awake
the whole night til the pink
of winter's sunrise


Chained

 

chained to the weather app
like watching the stock market
pray numbers go up

Saturday, January 22, 2022

Shadows

 


shadow blades  

moves into myriad shapes  

light dancers  


 

1/21/2022 at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts www.artsmia.org 

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Minutes. Moments.

 

time ticks on with  
longer winter days  
snow melts  

*** 

counting the minutes  
til soft soothing sleep comes  
in my dreams  

*** 

shelves empty again  
of double-ply toilet paper  
hold it  

*** 

precious moment  
enthralled with prized poems  
solitary student 



Hands Are Full

  petrichor   heavy in the air   fills our hands