Short-term guests in my
fridge, pantry, cabinet — but just
until they are served.
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Dishes in the sink
Domestic mountains
rimmed with grime, sponge scaling this
Everest of suds.
Dishwasher repair guy
Olive pits. Glass shards.
Bent straw. He warns, It’s not a
garbage disposal…
Vaccuming
“You suck!” becomes a
delightful metaphor for
taking it all in.
Women artists
Hands on hip, baby,
sketchbook. Diapering, drawing,
birthing creation.
Doing the laundry
Subterranean
hum of spinning drums cleansing
my dirty stained life.
My biggest fan
Directed at me
all day it follows me from
room to room in heat.
Random acts of afterschool kindness
M came home and washed
all the dishes in the sink
trying to be nice.
May day
When’s the right time to
wash winter blankets? Last night
I saw snowflakes fall.
First warm day
Rake leaves left over
from fall. Clean porch furniture.
Spring into action.
a haiku a day 