The juicer whirrs as I hum. Nothing in particular sits in my head. I throw another chunk of beet into the blender. Confirming from the recipe book, I add some cinnamon The juice whirrs up to the top, red foamy juice splashes on my pink…

Daiku= Haiku form with a Diane twist 1 Colors never bore Shifting and filtering life People never bore. 2 Learn to accept me Attitudes are so complex Hey, try filtering! 3 Lessons are ageless. Life teaches us so much more Shift without warning. 4 Begin…

You have always had this way about you of being perfect and incredible and record breaking in your own right but never lasted longer than a few minutes especially if there was rain on the horizon.   Paper airplane wishes – the prize flower –…

Summer colors mixed with winter lights swirling apexmesmerizing vortex of mirrors held to the child’s eye as he slowly turns it so the colors fold themselves in on unending varieties of patterns of wonderment.

Remember when we would go to the nursing home and glue puzzles together and trade books worn out and weighed down with the annotations of literal generations – we painted sunflowers and lilies for each room with a little old lady lacking family or support. We…

Hour Sixteen They mentioned a tornado arriving home soon, and the (approximate) areas affected. The tornado didn’t have a direct route, propelling so many establishments and families lives sacrificing and disrupted. Rebuilding is a must. So, when your grades arrived, like a sacrifice through a…

Prompt Sixteen – Text Prompt Write a poem that is pretending to be something else, a set of instructions, a recipe, a letter, a news report, etc.   Come, visit me please   Dear Dad, Hope you’re well, but you know, I have a bone…

Shuffle ball Shuffle ball Ball change Touch Heel step Step heel Heel step Three point turn Single buffalo With the beat Ready? Go!

1. Thread kindness through the needle of your apology and let the needle pierce beyond the excuses and half truths. 2. Pull the thread toward a place of grace, humility, and the recognition that even when you are wrong, you are loved. That even when…

Morning coffee smile. Foam milk art inspires. Barista magic.