quarantine café
ready for any work day
(insomniac’s dream)

quarantine café
ready for any work day
(insomniac’s dream)

trapped behind two masks,
we’re at the pandemic’s will:
all screens. no faces.

snow arrived today.
soft, slippery, it snuck in
and brought back this piece:

in the purple night
on our perfect patio
completion beckons.

a small redemption
when the pieces fit in place
so rarely perfect

a busted-lip morn
as i mourn this stage of life:
dry. unforgiving.

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

a soft Saturday
to soften life’s hard edges
with kindness and calm
my life in a meal:
always trying for the pic
always missing it

my kitty comfort
is no comfort on this day
(day of infamy)

another failed day
ends with a quiet snow walk
(just let those flakes fall)
