Summer's last hot gasp --
browned trees and grass and herbs
and dying flowers.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Sweet, seedy figs bridge (9/2/14)
Sweet, seedy figs bridge
this hot Indian Summer with
cool, windy, cold Fall.
this hot Indian Summer with
cool, windy, cold Fall.
I want to be sharp, sharp, sharp! (9/5/14)
I want to be sharp, sharp, sharp!
But, like a dull knife,
I only cut bluntly.
But, like a dull knife,
I only cut bluntly.
The car glides along (9/7/14)
The car glides along--
she applies more makeup and
removes the curlers.
she applies more makeup and
removes the curlers.
I walked the beach last time (9/12)
I walked the beach last time,
hating the sand in my shoes.
Now I miss it.
hating the sand in my shoes.
Now I miss it.
Comforting drumming (9/18/14)
Comforting drumming
on the roof. Plants reach up to
greet rain with parched leaves.
Small jumble of socks (9/24/14)
Small jumble of socks
piled on the comforter--
cold night air drifts in.
piled on the comforter--
cold night air drifts in.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Yet Another Actually Written Today!
Nectarine juice on
my sticky hands-- the smell of
fading Summer.
my sticky hands-- the smell of
fading Summer.
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope:
a way of seeing old things
in new shapes and colors.
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I was introduced to the idea of "The Kaleidoscope" for battling clinical depression and negativity by the app called "SuperBetter." I forget about it a lot, but it's a really valuable tool when I remember to use it.
a way of seeing old things
in new shapes and colors.
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I was introduced to the idea of "The Kaleidoscope" for battling clinical depression and negativity by the app called "SuperBetter." I forget about it a lot, but it's a really valuable tool when I remember to use it.
8/13/14-- 2 Versions.
Dark periwinkle
curves of clouds, lit by the
bright yellow moon. Super!
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Dark periwinkle
curves of clouds, lit by the
bright yellow Supermoon.
curves of clouds, lit by the
bright yellow moon. Super!
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Dark periwinkle
curves of clouds, lit by the
bright yellow Supermoon.
Also Written 8/17/14 & about the Same Place
Sounds of crickets from
a stereo. I'd rather
hear the real thing.
a stereo. I'd rather
hear the real thing.
8/17/14
Grimy city, full
of human misery. Where
are the grass, trees, birds?
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By all accounts of the well-traveled, San Francisco is a relatively clean city. But that's not how it seemed to me this particular day.
of human misery. Where
are the grass, trees, birds?
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By all accounts of the well-traveled, San Francisco is a relatively clean city. But that's not how it seemed to me this particular day.
Actually Written Today!
Sweet, seedy figs bridge
this hot Indian Summer with
cool, windy, cold Fall.
this hot Indian Summer with
cool, windy, cold Fall.
The Significance Pumpkin Bread Even in August
I blend the butter,
sugar, eggs, pumpkin. Comfort
comes in an hour.
sugar, eggs, pumpkin. Comfort
comes in an hour.
During the Napa Earthquake (We're All Fine-- Nothing Broken, No One Hurt in the Hattersley House)
Wake to rolling earth--
we hold hands in bed, waiting
for pictures to fall.
we hold hands in bed, waiting
for pictures to fall.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Believe me,
I know my poems
aren’t that good.
I comfort
myself by hoping this means
that they won’t
be quoted
on pillows or needlepoint.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Warm breeze circulates...
Warm breeze circulates--
on the path, pebbles and rocks--
my ungainly stride.
on the path, pebbles and rocks--
my ungainly stride.
Slogging through the day...
Slogging through the day,
stumbling, bumbling, tired--
despite hot coffee.
stumbling, bumbling, tired--
despite hot coffee.
Fog rolls in, cold, gray...
Fog rolls in, cold, gray,
and damp. Daytime warmth gone now.
Where is my sweater?
and damp. Daytime warmth gone now.
Where is my sweater?
Little songbirds hop...
Little songbirds hop--
cats mesmerized, with flat ears,
sneaking toward the glass.
cats mesmerized, with flat ears,
sneaking toward the glass.
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Gold sawthistles grow...
Gold sawthistles grow
next to glorified sisters.
See? They're pretty too.
Here's a variation:
Unsung sawthistles
grow next to praised cousins on
weedy, verdant hills.
next to glorified sisters.
See? They're pretty too.
Here's a variation:
Unsung sawthistles
grow next to praised cousins on
weedy, verdant hills.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Also Based on a True Story!
Green hills, gold poppies
and sawthistle, blue lupine--
through tears, all a blur.
and sawthistle, blue lupine--
through tears, all a blur.
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
Haiku 1 Inspired by Dance Class
Peering in mirrors,
dancers scrutinize bodies,
expressions, movement.
dancers scrutinize bodies,
expressions, movement.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Birds chirp, bees buzz....
Birds chirp, bees buzz-- here
and there, a flower or two.
All I see are ants.
and there, a flower or two.
All I see are ants.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Rough rain sounds peaceful....
Rough rain sounds peaceful
on the thin roof if I stop
to listen to it.
on the thin roof if I stop
to listen to it.
Monday, January 20, 2014
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