Even Kitty Creates Art

my little artist

(not so little anymore)

always new designs

creating Christmas

from the tree to ornaments

all hand-made with love

Senior Year Milestone One

dream school acceptance

in the midst of this nightmare

that’s 2020

what next, i wonder?

how will we survive all this

with all that we face?

the box comes early

before breath has settled us

into this next step

Love Growls

pup got his hair cut

and is a grinning puff ball

though he is chagrined

It’s All in the Sauce

just a small difference:

American leftovers

versus Honduran

Calm After Storm

blue sky autumn day

blue as our new president

not perfect, but. still.

Quaranturkey

work interrupted

my man carving the turkey

so my boy stepped in

my girls made the pies

and set the grateful table

(we made this loss work)

just the six of us

celebrating our health

in a health-hell year

Closed Eyes

lost in her paintings

i want them to see beauty

but they just won’t look

Quarantine Scenario #437

hidden behind mask

is my sixteen-year-old girl

(her pandemic grin)

i hope to win her

with walks, drives, conversations

just like the old days

Black Cat Magic

waiting for my food

i am the queen of this chair

so leave me alone

Mom to Teen

i can’t win with her

(this pandemic doesn’t help)

so here we are. trapped.