You love me

Sally Fields said it
best. Be they awards or page views,
validation’s sweet.

Visitors to a dead blog

WordPress stats: twenty-
two-thousand views in ’12. This
despite no new posts.

College acceptance letters

Envelope size, thick
or thin. We look for clues, don’t
like to be surprised .

First time visitor

Food goes bad, beer flat.
But words on a blog are fresh
to new readers’ eyes.

Add New Post

Neglected, ignored.
Like faithful dogs, blogs wait for
their masters’ return.

 

 

Last day of 16

Some days she doesn’t
fit into her skin, too young
to be old this soon.

Buckingham Fountain

What naiad dances
in your pulsing, surging heart,
calling me to her?

Salon visit

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

Disneyworld Character Meet & Greets

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

Two actors eating lunch

Intense chemistry
onstage. In real life, silent,
eyes not quite meeting.