Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Keflavik

staying up all night
watching the light and the clock
our time feels longer

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

redrum

empty corridor
in an off-season hotel
a few creepy guests

Monday, May 29, 2006

an abomination

Iceland's favorite:
chocolate and liquorice
an unholy mix

Sunday, May 28, 2006

Blue Lagoon

lava fields surround
milky, steaming hot waters
of luminous blue

Saturday, May 27, 2006

to Iceland

we'll be together
amongst geysers, lava fields,
waterfalls, basalt

Friday, May 26, 2006

I dream of puffins

small black and white birds
adorned with clownish makeup
nested on the cliffs

Thursday, May 25, 2006

happy birthday Jonathan

somewhere in Vermont
my grad school roommate, "Pookie",
is turning fifty

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

T-Motini

signature cocktails
are a sure sign you've paid an
agency too much

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

garden variety

I would tend to you
the pumpkin in my garden
nurture you with love

Monday, May 22, 2006

traffic meeting

each taking their turn
outlining the week ahead
some busy, some not

Sunday, May 21, 2006

slow Sunday

a banging headache
aching neck, dodgy stomach
last night's memories

Saturday, May 20, 2006

Space Needle

sometimes my ideas
are challenging to translate
to reality

Friday, May 19, 2006

Macbeth

walls running with blood
pointlessly shifted rocks and
no cauldron at all

Thursday, May 18, 2006

desktop elephant

tiny pachyderm
shuffling amongst the papers
bringing me a pen

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Herman the German Giant

twenty-pound rabbit
massive feet, toes splayed, embraced
by a smiling man

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

silent morning

an empty office
pale light streaming through windows
waking up slowly

Monday, May 15, 2006

happy '6-month-aversary'

this tiresome distance
cannot diminish the love
that I feel for you

Sunday, May 14, 2006

tomorrow...

in our first half year
we've only spent, in total
two months together

Saturday, May 13, 2006

spring, finally

growing warm outside
good to finally feel the
mercury rising

Friday, May 12, 2006

"teambuilding" day II

cynical armor
semi-permeable skin
renders me immune

Thursday, May 11, 2006

"teambuilding" day I

we knew the secret
so we had no problem in
subverting the game

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

hooky

I skipped class tonight
needing instead to prepare
for tomorrow's trip

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

7-8

a thirteen-hour day
and still my to-do list grows
longer and longer

Monday, May 08, 2006

Affidavit of Support, part II

a not so small joy
finding a big envelope
crammed in the mailbox

Sunday, May 07, 2006

Sunday night blues

melancholy mood
and another lost weekend
time standing so still

Saturday, May 06, 2006

Paternayan 660

there's not enough wool
to finish my needlepoint
I blame the tent stitch

Friday, May 05, 2006

Friday

weeks drag by slowly
full and yet nearly empty
with few memories

Thursday, May 04, 2006

trunk show

tonight at Reba's
a pleasing combination
of baubles and cake

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

copywriting class, week 4

distracted by a
large raccoon on the roof; all
of us children again

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

yesterday's march

watching protesters
feeling selfish -- I want my
immigrant here first

Monday, May 01, 2006

workers of the world, unite

nobody noticed
the red bracelet on my wrist
or the tune I hummed