f/k/a . . .

 

 

snow turns to rain -

our Buddha’s visit

cut short

                            [Dec. 31, 2004]

 

 

just enough snow

for a Buddha –

too much snow

      

                                [Dec. 31, 2004] 

 

 

 

 

new snowman –

hatless

scarecrow        

                              [Dec. 30, 2004] 

 

 

 

children awash

in christmas gifts –

tsunami on tv

 

      [Dec. 28, 2004]

 

 

coins inside the walnuts -

great-grandchildren

cracking a smile

                              [Dec. 27, 2004, for Grandpa Bart] 

 

 

 

cross words over turkey

over parenting–

the Yule log burns

                              [Dec. 26, 2004]

 

 

 

 

 

a sleigh-shaped cloud

floats by -

Christmas morning blue sky   

                                                        [Dec. 25, 2004]    

 

 

 

 

Nana serves

Grandma’s recipes —

Christmas Eve calamari    

                                                        [Dec. 24, 2004]       

 

 

 

 

 

 

it’s about

the journey –

not today!       

                        [Dec. 23, 2004]       

 

 

 

two-hour backup –

just past the accident,

Christmas Eve rainbow

 

 

 

wrapping and

packing–

she pastes on a smile

                                             [Dec. 22, 2004]

 

 

 

 

 

of course,

it’s coming back –

solstice clouds hide the sun

 

                           [Dec. 21, 2004]

 

  

married a decade

she hides

the mistletoe

 

married a decade

he buys

new mistletoe

                                                     [Dec. 20, 2004]

 

 

 

rattled 

by the parking space stalker

– season’s greetings!

                                      [Dec. 19, 2004]

 

 

 

wind chill zero –

outside the high school

not one jacket zipped

 

                                   [Dec. 18, 2004]

 

3 am nature call–

the loud drip

of icicles

                    [Dec. 17, 2004]

 

 

 

 

her migraine

lingers -

nine (shopping) days ’til Christmas

                                                        [Dec. 16, 2004]

 

 

 

 

 

fogged window -

too cold

meets too hot

                                   [Dec. 15, 2004]

 

 

 

winter wind

rattles the windows -

the fridge hums louder

 

                                   [Dec. 14, 2004]

 

 

 

 

 

birthday phone call -

your triple bypass

trumps my bad knee

 

                                            [Dec. 13, 2004]

 

 

 

 

 

waiting room -

the masked man

brings his own magazine

                               [Dec. 11, 2004]

 

 

 

eyelid lightshow –

he hits the snooze button

one more time

                              [Dec. 10, 2004]

 

 

 

can’t put a name

to a very pretty face -

birthday gift

                      [Dec. 7, 2004]  

 

 

 

 

 

snowstorm begins -  

got coffee

no half ‘n’ half

                            [Dec. 6, 2004]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday morning

omelet

for one

 

 

a single

mimosa

- hold the toast

 

 

 

Sunday evening

no shower

no shave

 

                     [Dec. 5, 2004]    

 

 

 

 

 

two strawberry blondes

lean into the wind -

cattails lean with it                                        

                                          [Dec. 4, 2004] 

 

 

 

 

 

snow falls

from a low gray sky -

she lifts the sauce pan lid

                                    [Dec. 3, 2004] 

 

 

 

a favorite tree

reflected in the river -

made me look again

                                            [Dec. 2, 2004]

 

 

 

 

the river mirrors

the busy bridge -

one duck races the cars

                                            [Dec. 1, 2004]

 

 

 

under nana’s afghan -

dreaming homemade 

bread and meatballs

                                                   [Nov 30, 2004]

 

 

 

 

 

a mostly-cloudy sampler

of blues, grays and whites

– driving alone

                                       [Nov 29, 2004]

 

 

finally touching

her face -  “are your fingers

always this cold?”

                                             [Nov. 28, 2004]

 

 

 

 

 

the shower massage

finds her navel -

Buddha smile                                

                                    [Nov 23, 2004] 

 

 

rainy night drive –

squinting at glare 

with dad’s eyes

                             [Nov 21, 2004]

 

clogged drain–

300-pound plumber

under the sink

   

                                        [Nov.20, 2004] 

 

 

 

 

 

sharing her flu -

the coffee

is bitter, too

                        [Nov. 19, 2004]

 

 

 

 

garbage can overlfows –

skinny squirrel ignores

man and river

                                        [Nov. 17, 2004]

 

 

 

 

 

 

sitting to meditate-

toilet and nose

start to run

                        [Nov. 15, 2004]

 

 

waving from the river bank

waving back

cattails

               [Nov. 13, 2004]

 

 

 

 

first snowfall

no one knows how to drive

‘cept I

                       [Nov.12, 2004]    

 

 

handful of pawns

protect the king -

Veterans Day

                              [Nov.11, 2004

even lovelier

naked

backyard elm

      [Nov. 10, 2004]    

  

almost sunset -

mottled clouds

blush at my stare 

                                [Nov 7, 2004]  

 

 

“trick-or-treat!”

at all the other doors  –

bittersweet binge

                                       [Nov. 1, 2004]

 

 

 

 

 

Halloween at thirteen:

our baby says

it’s just for babies

                              [Oct. 31, 2004)

 

 

 

 

 

 

t-shirt clearance –  

not buying the Boston curse

even for a dollah

 

                                       [Oct. 30, 2004]

 

 

 

 

candy for goblins

disappears early –

sneaking out to buy more

 

                                [Oct. 28, 2004]

 

 

 

Lunar Eclipse [and World Series] Sequence

 

 

eclipse tonight –

no cover

no rain date

 

full moon

encircled by clouds

– awaiting the hunter

 

 

pumpkin

floating in the river

Hunter’s Moon

 

 

wow, it’s orange!

tawny, she corrects

_ _ Blood Moon

 

     out of the shadow

                            red

                                stockings

 

[October 28, 2004]