surgery

removing a plate
and screws from his left ankle
leaving flute-like bone

Ireland!

the ferry is booked
and the rental car reserved
for emerald shores

Sold!

indecisiveness
misread by the buyer as
negotiation

Lampeter

taking Wil back to
old haunts; imagining him
in his wilder days

Snowdon

a boring, foggy
climb; we left with no view or
sense of achievement

to buy or not to buy

it's practical to
wear leopard-print shoes before
buying "pirate" ones

overheard at the co-op

two sweet old biddies:
"Come over for a glass of
sherry..." "Delighted!"

Pluto

astronomers may
say what they will; you remain
a planet to me

four rather than three?

I'll say it right now
Ireland's Carrauntoohill is
out of the question

next challenge

a weekend in Wales
walking "the place of eagles"
climbing Yr Wyddfa

aftermath

sore, bruised, and bloodied
inching along a sheep's track
but finally, safe

Scafell Pike

fog-shrouded mountain
navigating cairn to cairn
achievement; no view

mistaken identity in the Lake District

headed for the lake
not knowing it was Crummock,
thinking Loweswater

weekend trip

we're off to the Lakes
where Wordsworth mused and Brontes
scribbled spinsterly

it is, after all, Thor's Day

rattling windows
flickering lights, the modem
resetting on, off

TUK leopard shoes

still honoring my
no-boot-buying promise, but
buying shoes instead

on planning a wedding

reminding the bride
that, despite the cliche, it
really IS her day

Rita's reminder

behind in posting
if not in writing, I will
finally catch up

Sea-Life Centre

rays, turtles, otters
both of us imagining
the life aquatic

Severn Valley Railway

wooden carriages
brass-buttoned ticket takers
smiles and clouds of steam

England!

we nicked the glasses
from the Sunflower Lounge, each
sporting three lions

Frontline

is there anything
better than a record on
blue glitter vinyl?

brown recluse

somehow I managed
not to leave the house today
why did I get dressed?

June

unhappy news meant
a trip to the hospital
to visit our aunt

achy

a bit sore today
creaky joints resulting from
weekend exertions

Lickey Hills

a nicer day for
climbing, even if just for
a Birmingham view

the Malverns

on the early train
climbing up deserted hills
enshrouded in mist

one week?

perhaps this fluid
time is what Einstein meant by
relativity

Captain

apparently, their
first single is called "Frontline"
and not "Summertime"...

King's Norton

ancient bricks, mortar
miraculous survival
the Saracen's Head

spellchecker

feeling calmer, now
settling down, resolving
these inequities