Work history

I left the ice cream shop To work at the mall And I left the mall When college started And Continue reading →

Young matron

A summer evening Zoe in a white patterned sundress Smallish dog on a leash Her little boy in that perfect Continue reading →

Anniversaries

My mother was born ninety-nine years ago today Except she wasn’t She was actually born ninety-nine years ago three days Continue reading →

Set

Between the doing and the done After the work, after the traffic There’s a spell of nothing to shed the Continue reading →

Archeology

There’s a moment in spring cleaning (and here I must interrupt a moment before one of you gets cute to Continue reading →

Am I old now?

A flower that keeps on blooming Year after year after year Defying neglect and embracing the grower’s Thoughtless intermittent care Continue reading →

Beach glass

How far did you travel To get so smooth From what youthful perfection Were you broken down Then polished like Continue reading →

Endless Monday

The week begins again Stretching out before me Mondays are a bother They feel like the start of infinity Tuesday Continue reading →