Perfect matzo ball soup Is one thing you will find here Musicians who have played together For many years Their homes are long gone Lost two hundred years ago Kept safe in the walls Of the restaurant they run Many don’t stray far Or you…

I am gentle with most I am firm with those who need it To myself, I am savage Every mistake is a marr, a sin Sometimes I wish I could show myself half the tenderness That I give to others

“Memories of old, Nostalgic reminiscence, Beautiful flashbacks”

I can always find you By your red umbrella That you like to carry On very grim days Because you say It makes things a little brighter And in the midst of a downpour You make me smile

I went to work They had delayed work They said the roads were icy The ones I had just driven on Two hours before We were supposed to be open I was already there I compromised I locked the door and got second breakfast

The city went quiet Everyone shut themselves away Fearing the virus That could possibly kill us For three weeks I didn’t budge Sitting in my chair Working from home Doing all the my employers asked Finally, I had to get out If for no other…

Hour Twenty-Four – Above Image Prompt   The Best Naps   The best naps I’ve ever had Were never on my bed Where the duvet is warm, the sheets are clean And pillows under my head. Head lolling, body sliding sleep in busses and ‘planes…

Hope single thread that knits billions of hearts together as one   Single thread that sews continents together as one village Hope  

My mother still plants flowers In her garden every year There are tomatoes and cucumbers Pumpkins and squash Figs and pears bend the branches of her trees Herbs live outside the kitchen window And every year there are flowers Roses climb the fence Daffodils and…

Grendel was a monster That’s what they say Claws, fur, teeth Attacking and killing And showing no pity An anachronism In a quiet community Something that disturbed And challenged every person So why… as I grow older Do I identify more with the monster?