Afternoon rendezvous

She blithely sails out
the door. No explanations
save her secret smile.

Three day week

Wednesday is the new
Monday, Thursday Hump Day, T
GI still Friday.

New Year’s Eve: ball drop

If we look ahead
in hope, optimism,
then shouldn’t the ball rise?

You love me

Sally Fields said it
best. Be they awards or page views,
validation’s sweet.

Hint of spring

Earthy smell of fresh
mud awakens winter-dulled
senses like coffee.

Hoarders on A&E

What we hold onto
owns us drowns us sedates us
slow death by shopping.

Driving to Chicago

90 knows me well,
her sinuous curves — through five
states — lead me onward.

Second city

Unlike cold New York
you smile, take in all comers
with your midwest charm.

Chicago skyscrapers

Though Burnham’s Folly’s
in New York, he saved his best
for his hometown dreams.

Buckingham Fountain

What naiad dances
in your pulsing, surging heart,
calling me to her?