Dishwasher rumbles
like a distant storm. Water
churns, carries debris.
Domestic landscapes
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Dishwasher rumbles
like a distant storm. Water
churns, carries debris.
Dishwasher rumbles
like a distant storm. Water
churns, carries debris.
The espresso cups,
sleekly designed, just one more
thing to put away.
Busyness is best
to occupy, medicate
you. Endings are hard.
You’ll never again
feel pain, joy both at once. Be
so at odds with life.
When you unburden,
you hope listeners will care.
Yet some could care less.
J’s Sleeping Beauty.
Small kids grab at her princess
gown with sticky hands.
Every day with
words I pin down bits of my
self for all to view.
My husband says he
catches up on my life in
my blogs. We should talk.
I cook mornings so
I can eat evenings. I call
it planning ahead.
When you take skim milk
in your coffee, heavy cream
is an indulgence.