tired eyes, warm face
he makes dinner anyway
in his pajamas
-on a sick husband
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A bit belated, but we’re still easing into the New Year.
fog fills the cold air
trees, grass, shrubs covered in frost—
the winter solstice
-December 21, 2017
my favorite one
the ugly sweater contest:
red Nordic T-Rex
Photo source: Steve Baker
last-minute chaos
a season of peace and joy
spent rushing madly
steady pounding beats
techno Christmas music plays
after Bing Crosby
“How was your Christmas?”
mini zombie garden gnomes
will rock my plantings
Photo source: Thomas
first meal of the year
squirrel nibbling a nut at sunrise
flicks his tail with joy
it’s a brand new year
a fresh start, a bright outlook . . .
back to the office
bright Hawaiian shirts
mock me from the closet with
their floral patterns
-from the “what do I wear today?” quandary
Photo source: Vera & Jean-Christophe
writing Christmas cards
wanting to express my love
no time—must mail now
day to myself—joy!
reading in bed, taking walks
watching falling rain
bad Christmas movies,
writing cards, drinking cider—
holiday delights
grey blanket of sky
waterfalls from the gutters—
Oregon winter
that card I just sent
the one I struggled to write
will arrive too late
-in memory of June Moriyasu
she’s in hospice care
in the card what can I say
but ‘thinking of you’?
-on hearing of a tea teacher’s decline
USPS <sigh>
why do you make it so hard
to send mail abroad?
-trying to “Click N Ship” packages to Japan, with no instructions at all of what to attach to the packages of the three (3!) separate receipt/customs declarations
mama never said
working with stupid asshats
could be so so hard
-sitting at a work meeting
chilly winter night
thinking of autumn journeys
ah, warm memories
-on looking at photos from a trip to Japan
stars shiver above
in a cold sapphire sky
winter wonderland
-on looking at the stars in clear, dry Oregon weather
is it frost or snow?
white patches on the roadside
solstice is coming
-on driving Highway 30
shared sighs as we wait
the checkout line doesn’t move
it’s only 12/8!
-from a veeeery slow line at Costco