Ocean waves

I type in a dim
dark room listening to surf.
There’s an app for that.

Driving to Chicago

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

Riding the El

Red blue brown green pink
purple lines, veins arteries
pulse with commuters.

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?

Missing Chicago

City of Shoulders
Your fountains bring tears, your sky
scrapers pierce my heart.

Salon visit

She contemplates bangs,
a different color, hair
as reinvention.

Doing too much at Disneyworld

At the Happiest
Place on Earth, worn-out tots shriek,
deprived of their naps.

Disneyworld Character Meet & Greets

With more handlers than
Lindsay, their paparazzi –
parents; stalkers – tots.

Time management in Disneyworld

Fastpass, Magic Hours,
maximizing each for the
most fun possible.