A Chicken Carol
It was the week before Christmas
and all through the house
there wasn’t a sound
‘cept for that damn mouse
A Sashiko Life
You might say she stitched her life in a loose-wove cloth [Read More…]
3AM
when we are literally sick and tired,
we turn back, and see others running behind us
with a bit more energy,
A Mother’s Border Policy
We don’t need the wisdom of Solomon to prioritize
all of the desperate human beings knocking at our door.
Why I Collect Cobalt Glass
Old enough to know she shouldn’t touch them,
although she often did.
Old enough to sound out the words
embossed on their labels:
Evening in Paris
Perfume
Cologne
Eau de Toilette
Toilet water in a bottle?
She would puzzle the why of it.
Gonna Make this Garden Grow
I drove home last night from our final Master Gardener class [Read More…]
Your Last Lie
While you were snickering and sniveling,palms circling together in sinister delight, [Read More…]