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Category: Poetry

Posted on January 14, 2021January 10, 2021

Pandemic, winter again

 Without agenda, another cold day slips by,
 in food and sleep and little chores, in tussling
 the boy to the floor. The house moves in sighs,
 a tiny capsule on a small planet in a strange time.
 The year moves in an endless round ring.

Photo by Paweł Czerwiński on Unsplash

Posted on January 7, 2021January 10, 2021

A lifetime at the computer

It takes
one stretch to wrench
a new, more painful shape
to the day; years to relearn good
posture.

Photo by Daniel Lanner on Unsplash

Posted on November 19, 2020November 23, 2020

The stepping reflex

Balance
on delicate
arched feet, and walk in joy,
held by whomever you choose
to love you.

Photo by Derek Thomson on Unsplash

Posted on November 12, 2020November 12, 2020

Hand-me-down clothing

He grabs
the thick pink sleeve
of the terrycloth robe,
wanting the same comfort my mom
gave me.

Photo by Jordan Whitt on Unsplash

Posted on November 3, 2020October 16, 2020

Anniversary gift

Orchid
stems weighed down by
heavy purple glory,
leaves lifted as joyously as
our love.

Photo by María Ten on Unsplash

Posted on October 28, 2020October 30, 2020

On the changing table

The wail
like a siren
in the night: Baby down!
Shocked to face the world alone, even
briefly.

Photo by zelle duda on Unsplash

Posted on October 16, 2020October 15, 2020

To be so curious

Baby
with searching lips.
Hungry, again, again,
for a world that must taste like
honey.

– October 8, 2020


Photo by Mae Mu on Unsplash

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