I awaken to electrically charged air particles standing the hairs of my arms up at attention, the bed a warm cocoon holding at bay a world awash in rain. The crackling energy is both felt and heard in thunderous crashes and booms, reverberating through sternum…

6/ Sunwarmed butter Bread torn in hunks Black coffee, fresh ground Green grass smell strong Four hours of sunshine Only one shadow

Not a special ceremony, not a new dress as an ordinary day was her first school day. Under rest and peace of mind were the further studying process- an escape from family boredom overgrown under mosses. One Hundred Years of Solitude in modern coverage ( not…

Five o’clock beer time on the side porch crisp, piney, hazy IPA first cold sip passes my lips I exhale “I love you.” “I love you too,” my husband responds. [Prompt 6: Write about your ideal day using only imagery and sensory details. It is…

I love her. Her skin is brown. It does not taste like chocolate But like what a mix of sunlight and moonbeams would be if sprinkled with streetlights from our walk home. More like umami. Too savory to be sweet. But there is salt and…

Oh Dante, I am sorry you missed the Black Plague. What fun you would have had! Your catalogue of Hell, a museum of horror, saturating all of our senses, with its unique elevators and escalators, is the prototype. A close reading of your text fails…

Over the moon Bursting with pride As I watch my Grand kids grow, Learning new words tasting new foods Seeing new things With wonder in their eyes, Head on my shoulders To be comforted Upon my lap To read a book, Absolutely excited When little…

eyelids motherly clean fragile eyes from daily dirt shield against harsh light defend from parasites that need entry to nerves and brains   sockets do nothing but fatherly hold eyes back from fleeing cosy hollows

A random walk is the best when you have nowhere particular you want to go and you’ve got all the time in the world for exploring the farthest reaches of your mind Let your brain meander through you past while your feet take you to…