Tuesday, February 2, 2010

excitement bubbles
suitcase bulges
two days until we leave!

Monday, February 1, 2010

Do you remember when we used to catch tadpoles?
Their bodies slimy smooth and soft
Tails strong.
Remember when we'd let them go,
After a little while?
They'd dart away quickly
Into the murcky shadows
And we'd go home
Spattered in mud
Smelling of pond scum and fresh air and
Happiness
Do you remember, now?

Sunday, January 31, 2010

The quiet whirr of the refrigerator
A bruised apple on the table
And the salty taste of blood on my tongue
All is still.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Encased in a warm glow
I look outside
And smile at the glistening snow

Friday, January 29, 2010

The setting Sun
Turns grey slush
For a moment,
Golden.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

in the shower
the frosted window
glows muted grey
old snow
and tired sky
then-
the sun breaks through
for a moment
the drops on the glass pane shine

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Jagged
Dark
Bitter
Chocolate melts in my mouth

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

A white globe
In a yellow kitchen
Mimicking the Sun

Monday, January 25, 2010

Time passes
Strangely
A month since Christmas
And the flowers brown
In a holiday water glass
While the rain pounds down
Outside
And I dream
Of Summer shadows

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Late night soup-sipping
With those I love

Friday, January 22, 2010

Curled up on the couch,
I notice
The crowded space
Where the tree was was,
A short while ago.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Dog drinks big mouthfuls
Walking off,
He leaves a river in his wake.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Notes carress my mind
Sensuous
My fingers dance
Instinctually
To the music

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

fuzzy cat
curls up
on fuzzy blanket

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Curled up in the corner of the couch
Tucked under a pink wool blanket
She clutches a deep blue mug.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Early afternoon
clean-ribbon-tied-rushing
For tea in the woods.

~

A January day
When Winter remembers that
It doesn't last forever.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

A solemn lady
On an old wooden desk
Eyes turned downward

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

feline footprints
purposeful, across the lawn
imprints in the dark

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Discarded on the floor
Limbs splayed
In a patch of sunlight
The doll's shirt glitters.

~

Half-lit
The light and the shadows
Wage war on a flower
Half-dark
The lamp and the setting sun
Dance over the petals

~

The sunset
Tree-Silhouette
Water frosting on the glass
Framed in a window
Light fading fast.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Sprawling,
The Airedale thinks he owns the chair.

~

Glistening wrappers
Scattered on a wooden desk
Shine in the lamp light