Now that the snow is
gone, her neglected garden
pokes up stalks of loss.
In memoriam: Mrs. G
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Now that the snow is
gone, her neglected garden
pokes up stalks of loss.
Wan, pale, red-eyed, she’s
the poster wife of Wynette’s
song, “Stand By Your Man.”
While I throw pennies
into a coin jar, Bear Stearns
gets a big bailout.
When a righteous man
is caught with his pants down, it’s
likely he’ll get spanked.
posted to my Twitter account
I need sleep, but I * need to work but I need sleep * to work can’t think straight.
posted to my Twitter account
Project due and I * like the late adopter I * am, haven’t finished.
Hats, gloves, put away
in optimism return
for winter’s last gasp.
Left in Manhattan
cab. Friends’ numbers, pix of my
kids in strangers’ hands.
Like a jeweler
displaying gems on velvet
wealth gleams beyond reach
“We’re domestic,” a
blonde woman tells her daughter
in line at the gate.