Power outage

I woke with a start Even for me, it was early Maybe it was the cat wandering over the covers Continue reading →

Bad day at work

There are so many small tasks around a house Straightening the pillows Sweeping Putting the shoes you kicked across the Continue reading →

That cat

I feel like I should write About the cat Except that Between Tom and Chris (Eliot and Smart) There’s nothing Continue reading →

Front

I got a notice from the city that my house is out of compliance because my address is not on Continue reading →

Chalkboard walls

I painted my walls With a special paint I write on them in chalk Lists, and tasks, and pictures of Continue reading →

Cleaning

Yesterday’s dropped detritus Goes into the vacuum cleaner With a hiss, a quiet rattle An occasional clatter No way to 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 →

Concrete

We knew about the crumbling steps We climbed them daily, after all Avoiding the disintegrating edges One day, after he Continue reading →