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

(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).

January 6, 2021

my kitty comfort

is no comfort on this day

(day of infamy)

Colorado Born and Bred

Berthoud Pass driving

sisters learn two years apart

same day, different face

Sirens Give Warning

a night of sirens

gives way to a pink sunrise

and everyone’s well

Lit

Almost a year ago, we invited this boy home for Christmas because he was living in a youth shelter.

We brought him downtown to see this beautiful tree.

And what a year it has been. Challenging in more ways than we ever thought imaginable, and all of us adjusting to this new life of having a brother and a son in the midst of a pandemic.

Here we are, standing under these same lights. And aren’t they still beautiful?

Hard Work Pays Off

the best mail ever

with a scholarship of hope

to fulfill her dreams

Tikka Masala for the Win

it is not easy

to replicate restaurants

alas, we shall try

this quarantine brings

a new love for my kitchen

(lucky to have it)

even Bruce ate it

without a single worry

(there was no curry!)

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