Today I saw the sun set For the 26th day in a row Birds fly by, the day’s work done As I stand at my window And dream of home Sunflowers in the hedge Curry on the stove Scents of comfort and hope. I wither…

My lunchbox Waits patiently for me. Bent and square, Sometimes forgotten On the counter Or in the car. It cradles My peanut butter sandwiches And granola bar, Longing for My embrace.

There is a place where tennis balls die And before slobbering pups are born, And there, their fuzz grows worn and frayed, And there, their covers are torn away, And there, their dogs are told to play In the tall green grass of the park….

The island awaits. Rising in the morning light, I must reach it or perish. Like a colossus Rising out of the water, I hope I make it in time.

  Good In Bed Thrilling in the sack Satisfied under the covers Want to fucking sleep

They are from the same generation: all the females have long hair, wearing the same as they did when they were seven years old. They hate authority and older people. They never want to get old, but as they do, the refuse to accept it….

I collect dead things Dried leaves, dead moths Butterfly wings and twigs I place them all, safe on a shelf I’d like to give you some space there too.

Night knows when to happen. It creeps slowly at dusk making it harder to see. And when it allows the sun to set, it breathes heavily like an old man. It is still and steady.  

So many times we give a gift wanting something in return. But there is a gift I have received I wonder if you’ve heard.   It is the gift one size fits all and guess what it is free. It’s given to the entire world…

One of the unasked for upsides to being richly blessed with loving family is the many wonderful gifts from them I have received. One that stands out, though, is a gift that the sender had no idea would be so profound. My first husband was…