Cookie Rays

sun shines through winter
 warming our corner booth sale
 with childlike joy
 

Light the Flame to Start the Fire

when the blue burns through
a cloudless winter lunch stroll
with wilting climate,

when the Man burns through
a seamless presidency
to bring turmoil,

when cookies burn through
the endless Thin Mint requests
as yet unfulfilled,

we must burn both ends,
light the way to heaven; hell;
until truth burns through
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Heart In Time

day’s small victories:
 video discovery,
 love hearts updated
 
 (these little remnants
 of jam-packed, drama-filled day
 make my heart smile)
 

Replenish

best friend reunion
there is never enough time
to really catch up

but to see them play
just like when we were children
(reliving our dreams)

(I Made the Drinks)

 PJ Valentine
 with surf and turf from my chef:
 that’s how we do it
 

Sails Up

rough waters ahead
 but my blue sky school background
 will keep us afloat
 

Ban HIM

he threatens the court
 not understanding his loss
 as if we’re blind fools
 
 

My Hope for Today

it took seven weeks
 for you to trust me enough
 to sit in my lap
 
 pleasure purrs through us
 as you cuddle and nibble
 and at last share love
 

What Will Save Us

let’s not forget art
 whether painted by god’s hands
 or written by us
 
 whether found in words
 from teens’ broken-hearted hugs
 on our Challenge Day
 
 or in the small space
 when the night meets the morning —
 let’s not forget art
 

Flatlining

action steps are small
 when most people don’t show up
 to make them happen