Majesty

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

Bus stop – daylight savings time

7am could
be midnight. Kids stand on street
corners like hookers.

Trick or treat 5

I answer the door.
Offer kids cooked broccoli
They demand candy.

Lost and found

Moving furniture,
the Bermuda Triangle
is under the couch.

Trick or treat 4

Only buy the good
candy because you have to
live with leftovers.

JD & Elliot 8x/day

My daughter channel
surfs, feeding her ‘Scrubs’ habit.
I’m no Superman.

Ripoff

No pumpkins any
where, except for Wal-mart which
wants ten bucks a pop.

Revealed

We have never met.
And yet, reading this, you know
who I really am.

Desire

I crave silence like
most women crave chocolate,
dark, deep, bittersweet.

Seasonal attire

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