so small
against the fall snow, the acorn
and I

Straining to see the lesson
darkness falls
on my disappointment

Thirty year old man
without coverage--let him die?
"Crucify him! Crucify him!"

*Note: This was written as a response to the Tea Party debate audience crying out in the affirmative to a theoretical scenario asking whether an uninsured 30 year old should be allowed to die.

A ladybug sits
on my question mark. Is she
asking or answering?

a cool breeze
in the garden a cup of tea
whispered chanting

a cool breeze
a warm cup of tea
in the garden

I transplant
ornamental grass
in the speckled sunlight

Three families of birds
live, grow up and fly away
my empty nest

accidental death
burned in a pot of hot milk
the live cultures

if I traveled through time
would you be
as I imagine?

I trudge through the internet
like a child lost in the city of bright lights.
The flashing neon distracts me from myself.

The world's wedding:
cabbage butterflies
and Queen Anne's lace

walking the dog
two baby rabbits
run for their lives

Shocked by the reflection;
in my mind I'm thin.

checking the animals
to see if
they are still alive--
no a/c

Oven door
the heat pours in
from the outside

Oppressive
Omnipresent and eternal
the egg cooks on the sidewalk

Smooth bowl, a watery blue,
bursting with sunshine--
lemons

stifling summer heat
shock of white hair zooms by
young man jogging to work

I work well
under the pressure
of actually having a job.

hazy, hot and humid
the heat wave moves east
counter-intuitive oatmeal

he looks at me
ever hopeful
of love--
the cat

The stifling heat
melts away all ambition
dusty riverbed

The silence grows
like the mold
in the bathroom
we pretend not to see.

As the sun sets
they join us at the car show
the three rabbits

In the Morning Darkness

my fractional brain
rarely functional,
I blindly grope
for coffee

wishing on a star--
i want to go back in time
and choose respect

This is in response to One Single Impression's prompt: respect.

i hear vomiting
the cat waltzes in
to apologize

Radiant

lit from within
those treasured look on
youthful bride

This is in response to Haiku Bones' prompt: radiant.

Documentary

He tells us of
the Holocaust,
his daughter
behind him, smoking.

tall boy in loose jeans
I look twice; it's not him
my son is married

Saturday evening
sweet sounds of harmony float
flying geese

My short poetry
flits around like a small bird
and my A.D.D.

a morning "gift"
a Rorschach blot of pee
left by the dog

Snowy feline
curled up against the cold
marshmallow cat

flash of white fur
against a dark, winter house
surprise cat

dark, ancient forest
endless, snow covered branches
as I drive to work

fluttering shadow
on the snow-covered driveway
American flag

sweet, creamy goodness
of a proper tea
poured in the morning darkness

Penitential soup
Full of vegetables and beans
Post Christmas diet