Breakfast for dinner

At a diner it’s
normal, but at home pancakes
seems so decadent.

Harbinger of spring

An unexpected
crocus emerges, smiling
from a brown leaf pile.

If gum were chocolate

Like cows with their cud
we would chew constantly, and
then we’d all swallow.

500 haikus

From a Revealing
start to this auspicious point –
my life in short form.

What a bargain

Shopped a membership
warehouse store today. Got six
years’ worth of ketchup.

Salt Lick barbecue

Vegans, stay away,
lest your firm resolve melt from
tender smoked brisket.

Dining in Austin

I eat meat because
it’s Texas. Tender steak like
beef cotton candy.

Morning sun

Slanting through speckled
panes, turning cobwebs into
faerie gossamer.

Visiting colleges

Muddy quads, walls bare
of ivy still inspire awe.
Can we get in?

Ithaca, NY

Ph.D.s waitress
here, M.A.s babysit, ’cause
no one wants to leave.