quilt

piecing together
strips of bright flannel to keep
Ania's baby warm

dinner with Barbara & Taru

made dinner last night
testing a new recipe
fortunately tasty!

Editors

a late night club show
again surrounded by those boring
"entertain me" types

b.l.l.t.

be gentle with me
(I'm not as strong as I thought)
cartoon animals

Tab energy

"deliciously pink"
fizzy sweet watermelon
Jolly Rancher taste

CT scan

holding very still
while the machine whirls around
capturing my skull

grammar

I am still striving
to better understand the
that/which distinction

packing

it's easier to
organize another's things
than to do my own

"Sleeping Beauty's Trellis"

in bead class today
learning too late that I
disliked the project

Affidavit of Support Bill

the large envelope
contains a bill I'm very
happy to receive

MTM

afternoon meeting
part rah-rah and part commerce
but Rita lies well

Christine's copywriting class

mental exercise
stirring creativity
clearing the cobwebs

fishbowl

while cleaning the tank
Bait waits tensely in a bowl
jittery, fins flared

wrenched neck

my range of motion
shrunken, sinews taut and sore
hello Tiger Balm

Easter at the Delaneys'

the kids hid the eggs
the adults hunted for them
topsy-turvy fun

the IRS must wait

the small towns where the
post office is closed today
grant two extra days

TGIF, again

the days and weeks drag
perhaps a lack of focus
is responsible?

for Aaron at Second Ascent

my silver steed is
finely tuned, safer, thanks to
my bike mechanic

tortoise dreams

Wil dreams of thousands
of tiny tortoises, each
the size of a dime

the importance of paper

the tangible proof
makes the e-mail seem more real
now we move to State

thanks Janeale!

I always forget
how much I love to samba
drums and dance and sweat

brown recluse

sometimes a Sunday
passes too slowly when you
never leave the house

happy birthday Rebecca!

your smile can light up
any room -- do you know how
much I treasure you?

hooky

it's good to sleep in
so I can fully enjoy
this mental health day

Dave Eggers told me this one

Condoleezza Rice
name so nice, I'll say it twice
Condoleezza Rice

freeze and thaw

temperature
changes make the roof above
crack, bang, and shudder

R.I.P. Martin Gilks, 1964-2006

setting the tempo
for much of my life; you're still
the groove controller

monday...

a bleary morning
puttering zombie-like, then
heading to the gym

Ballard Market

a small dog in the
window, frozen, watching the
big dogs play outside

whisky tasting

pleasing to the eye
and so fiery on the tongue
liquid happiness