Split by Trees

this pic of my girls 
even with disappointment 
immeasurable love

No reservations 
made for a simple art day
with Van Gogh. of course.

yes, we won DC.
planes, trains, and automobiles.
only split by trees.

Girls’ Weekend

post-pandemic flight
the first for me; with my girls
to steal a weekend

beautiful DC:
the center of our country,
sordid past exposed

a bar mitzvah morn
in year five-seven-eight-three
from our first beliefs

a city forest
walking distance from temple 
Shabbat salom. Peace.

my happy daughters
finding books, happiness, love
on our girls’ weekend

getting her to here
after COVID/grief trauma?
a grin worth winning