Now, English?

just a year ago
i taught my boy how to ski.
(he learned in one day)

Puzzlegate

snow arrived today.
soft, slippery, it snuck in
and brought back this piece:
in the purple night
on our perfect patio
completion beckons.

2021 Inauguration

only blue today
as we hope for a future
better than our past

My Mythili

one day at a time
I’ll win back my little one
(no longer little)

Holding On

a soft Saturday 
to soften life’s hard edges
with kindness and calm

Sludge

my life in a meal:
always trying for the pic
always missing it

(Im)permanence

this choice will break me
no matter what i decide.
so i should decide. 

(Re)solution

ironic notice

as the words come flooding in

(yet i can’t stop them)

no. i had no plan.

no plan for any of this.

(nor a solution).

How Should I Live?

like La Reina

finding comfort in each space

no matter size; sun

Shadows and Needles

like leftover trees

after Christmas joy is gone

this is our country