A Midwesterner’s love-hate relationship with January
We spent the afternoon arguing (not arguing, okay arguing) About our long-planned dinner out And who would pick up whom Continue reading
We spent the afternoon arguing (not arguing, okay arguing) About our long-planned dinner out And who would pick up whom Continue reading
My vacation plans thwarted by unseasonable weather Even the greenhouse is too cold, so I turn on the heater. Is Continue reading
I watch my sisters from this tabletop Their bonnets glowing, their feet in warming soil The sun, unfiltered by the Continue reading
It’s not that I wasn’t paying attention It’s that I was focused on the screen Working toward deadline When I Continue reading
Saturday 3:30 to 4:30 pm A typical Chicago storm Started with a wintry mix freezing rain and seasalt snowflakes stinging Continue reading
Very early in the still dark Light from just a few candles scattered about the cool house And the overbright Continue reading
I missed the start of the snowstorm To the changing evening light Even though I’d spent the day waiting By Continue reading
There is always a dog or two And a book And a blanket, inaccessible Under the stubborn implacability Of the Continue reading