Majesty

My husband’s pride is
African violets, purple
faces genuflect.

Seasonal attire

Wearing the mantle
of autumn. Cold starry nights
days of leaf-strewn gold.

Domesticated Eve

An apple, as red
as it is crisp, awaits on
the blue floral plate.

Gavotte

This is the dance in
side my head. No two left feet.
Only thoughts, spinning.

Cozy

The new furnace kicks
on, and I rise to the warmth
like yeast bread baking.

Bride of Frankenstein

The review called her
‘fetching’ – wrapped in bandages,
convulsing, bleeding.

Hometown

Back east, the skies are
clearing, blue unending. Cool
dampness. Leaves changing.

Serendipity

Kindred spirits drift
within the net and sometimes
meet by accident.

Solitaire

Seductive silence
wraps me past midnight. I crave
the absence of sound.

Earl Grey

Cup of pleasure wafts
aromatic steam warming my
lips pursed for a sip.