all arguments end
with a smooth lake and mountains
(just enjoy the view)
Road Trip 2020 (Montana, Day Three)
dogs
The Cooler Fits
kids will never know
how much planning is involved
in any road trip
one day they will see
the weeks of planning, packing
to fill-up this car
We Can Pretend
a lazy lake day
calmer than a quarantine
peace (so far from peace).
Road Trip 2020, Day Nine
tent without a fly
for another river day
flanked by swimming dogs
Road Trip 2020, Day Eight
along a river
this fairy tale ferry stop
has stood a beacon
in muddy waters
kids get to be kids all day
while mamas paddle
nature is our home
found in Kentucky fire
lit by desire
Road Trip 2020, Day Five
if only these pics were perfect
as perfectly peaceful as they appear
and no one lost a phone (and all the love attached) to a lake
and no one said they hated each other
and no one lied to their mother
and no one cried.
but life isn’t this lake
this quiet Kentucky fishing lake that we ruined with six screaming kids and one barking dog
this peaceful lake for paddling or praying or both
this swimmable, all-ours, wake-free lake.
Life is this lake, isn’t it?
Perfect and not so perfect.
Road Trip 2020, Day Three
nothing like my park
and isn’t that so perfect?
vines, dogs, shade, creeks, peace.
nothing like my path
and isn’t that so perfect?
sun, hills, curves, town, bike.
Coronatine, Day Seventy-eight
solo hike with pup
not marred by weather; just bikes
but these flowers; views.
Coronatine, Day Seventy-six
summer cinema
(fun with Kentucky cousins)
all with just a sheet
Coronatine, Day Seventy-two
the perfect respite
after seventy-one days
staying safe at home
mental sanity
in our short time here on earth
can be life-saving
hiking these mountains
with their divine mental cleanse
has saved us today
away from the crowds
away from constant worry
here. here we are safe.
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