Monthly Archives: January 2022

The Sleep Bully

On most Monday nights
I nestle in with vast plans
But sleep loots my time

In-person College Resumes

Kid heads back to school
Under her chair, the cat hides
Broken heart spills out

Saturday Morning Visit

It’s an easy game
Finger-wipe looking for dust
This guest keeps trying

Running on Empty

I trap syllables
On the empty page before
I call it a night

January Mini-thaw

Winter’s chill returns
Naively, I wanted spring
To declare the win

Supreme Court Retirement

Our partisan Court
With questionable motives
Will get a new face

Daily Escape

I stare at Wordle
Hunt down a five letter word
Enter, wait like slots

Obstacle Monday

Monday and its games
Why can’t it be like Friday?
And wait out the clock

The Kid Cooks

Parent victory
When the kid makes home-made bread
Not her burnt popcorn

Morning Hurdle

January game
Shoveling snow with numb hands
The reward, coffee