Winter landscape

First snowfall blankets
unraked beds of leaves. Nature’s
default is beauty.

Worthy

Coffee with M is
a reminder of what smart
women are about.

Dumbfounded

Dude. Complete strangers
read the byproducts of life
inside my head. Sweet.

Entourage

S will travel with
me, security-blanket
friend I’m blessed to have.

Same old lament

National TV
talk show called me to be a
guest. What will I wear?

Bedtime

Why does burrowing
under thick down comforters
bring such sheer delight?

Motivation

Decided last night –
Caribbean for Christmas.
Will work for travel.

Irrational

I love the too big
coffee table that takes up
most of this small room.

Stephen King films

We longed for The Mist
and 1408 like kids
dreaming of Christmas.

High school

You’ll never again
feel pain, joy both at once. Be
so at odds with life.