Kale me now

Olive oil drenched chips
or cooked with sausage in stock,
either way tastes yuck.

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Pinterest lies

Looking glass spray paint
fail. Dollar Tree junk still lacks
Pottery Barn charm.

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Procrastination

Dandelion seed
responsibilities float
away on each breath

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Winter sun

Summer is golden
butterscotch, January
skim milk, thin weak pale.

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Morning ritual

Light breaks. I heed the
call to darkness, cup rich black
magic in my hands.

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House near Woodstock

A’s dream–a fairy
cottage in the woods–simply
too good to be real.

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All nighter

Weighing sleep against
productivity, I write
into a new day.

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Diner

Booths shelter those hung
over, elbows tacky with
pancake syrup spills.

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Groceries

Short-term guests in my
fridge, pantry, cabinet — but just
until they are served.

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Marriage

Some–like white wine–are
best when young. My French Bordeaux
grows better with age.

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