mindful writing, small stone-Jan. 18, 2013

each day searching his tired green eyes

for a sign --

again, not today

a river of stones - Jan 30, 2012

Sunny today -
inside at my computer
I wash down my Vitamin D with orange juice

a river of stones - Jan 25, 2012

on the other side of the tree row
the car lights from the highway
twinkle through the trees
like Christmas

a river of stones - Jan 24, 2012

placing the tinted blue contacts
in my brown eyes
turns my eyes...
brown

a river of stones - Jan 23, 2012

Zumba class
the old Cuban man
danced his salsa his way

a river of stones - Jan 22, 2012

 
Wondering about the comings, 
the goings, 
the conversations along the way...

a river of stones - Jan 21, 2012

Camouflage

a river of stones - Jan 20, 2012

lighting a candle on her birthday
the flame flickers, teasing me about being older
the way I used to before her passing

a river of stones - Jan 19, 2012

First Snowfall

driving my new car -
with every slippery turn
my heart skips a beat
like the satellite radio

a river of stones - Jan 18, 2012

picking through the wicker basket
filled with catnip mice and jingling balls

the kitten walks away...

bored

a river of stones - Jan 17, 2012

My first slow cooker meal.
To fight the urge to peek inside,
I tap on the glass lid 
and watch the drops of condensation roll down, 
leaving a streaky site 
of my yet to be believed cooked meal.

a river of stones - Jan 16, 2012

               Jennifer

                Tiffany

the names of their children 
tattooed on his forearms
on her shoulder -
date night at the gym

a river of stones - Jan 15, 2012

With visions of traveling to a warm climate
I scratch off the squares on my lottery ticket.
The hissing steam from the radiator mocks me.

a river of stones - Jan 14, 2012

waking to find 
the game feed on FaceBook is broken--
exhilarated and anxious at the prospect of free time

a river of stones - Jan 13, 2012

the traffic cop
shoos the cars away from the airport pickup curb
only to have them pull over again
when his back is turned-
like flies on garbage

a river of stones - Jan 12, 2012

in the parking lot
the heavy rain creates small puddles
exposing the asphalt paver's inadequacies

a river of stones - Jan 11, 2012

Having a great hair day
in the hotel room --
winter storm

a river of stones - Jan 10, 2012

I am like the drop --
that slowly makes its way down the shower curtain
growing larger with miniscule molecules of moisture
that rise from the steam...
when suddenly another drop,
with its own momentum,
unites with it
racing them both to the freedom of the drain

a river of stones - Jan 9, 2012

more final decisions are made
from cell phones 
on the airport security line
than in any meeting during the day

a river of stones - Jan 8, 2012

the diet and exercise magazines
replace the holiday cookie ones on the supermarket shelf
opposite the Valentine candies