8th birthday –
she wants a diamond
and new cleats
“baseballDiamond”
Sigh. Lissa’s 8th Birthday party is taking place today, and I’m three
hundred miles away. So, I can’t give her a big hug, nor share a delicious
cake with many of my favorite relatives.
Whether she’s hanging out with Lug (the Buffalo Bison), silly-dancing,
or sharpening her baseball skills, Lissa Giacalone is a very special niece.
Happy Birthday, Sweetie, from Uncle David!
Fellow Schenectadian Yu Chang is helping me celebrate eight years watching
Lissa grow and glow.
footbridge
pink clouds
between the boulders
she leans
a little closer
ladybug on my palm
starlit sky
the call of crickets
here and there
windless day –
kissing snowflakes
on her hair
red envelopes
the sound
of children’s laughter
dewdrops
I count
my blessings
we all help
blow out the candles —
dad’s 86th birthday
potluck pundit: the lid’s on in July 