Other daughter’s boyfriend

Bandana over
his sweet smile, ninja to his
anime girlfriend.

Daughter’s boyfriend

He won me over
with his Facebook comment on
her profile picture

Abandoned haiku blog

My door open, but
the rooms are empty, thoughts like
forgotten relics.

Ugly photo

She keeps it displayed
to remind herself that once
she didn’t know it

She watches me…

…create. Impatient
that I won’t pay attention
when I’m writing stuff.

Driving kids to camp

Flat mapped names turn in-
to forested hills, roads wind
towards adventure.

Online debate

Listserv fight breaks out.
Among civil people, the
retorts well-researched.

Not among the 6%

“Let’s go to the beach!”
One kid, online, shrugs as the
other keeps texting.

“In a typical week, only 6 percent of children ages nine to thirteen play outside on their own.”
from The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream by Christopher B. Leinberger

My biggest fan

Directed at me
all day it follows me from
room to room in heat.

Already mid-July

And so summer goes
like fishing line cast into
swift moving waters