joint session

oh, if only THAT

trump would stick around awhile!

who is taking bets?...

cycle

biker chick dinner.

monthly, we get together.

the laughter is cathartic.

oscars

i appreciate

that the stars took the high road.

honest. fun. classy.

leisurely

a drive in the hills.

loads of water and green grass...

beautiful outdoors.

grub

seaweed salad, two

pieces salmon nigiri,

and a memphis roll.

soul force

man kicked off airplane

for racist remarks. should have

talked to him instead.

 

aging

aches and pains, oh my!

so lucky to have my health,

but running? no more!

 

raitt

she's sixty-seven.

still 'something to talk about.'

'rock steady,' bonnie.

routine

"goodnight, boop," he says

every night in a text.

dad so loves his girl.

9066

nineteen forty-two.

seventy-five years ago

today. internment.

 

childhood

clouds. do kids today

lay on their backs in the grass

watching them change shape?

learning

white fragility.

the "normalcy" of my race

impedes awareness.

 

z's

sleep is beckoning.

crawl into warm, flannel sheets.

tomorrow? friday!

correction

well, apparently

i do not know my flowers.

lilies...not orchids.

v-day

roses and orchids.

funny card and pearl earrings.

happy valentine's!

tickets

i get plain giddy,

thinking about his surprise...

happy valentine's!

 

escape?

up until grad school,

fiction was pleasure-reading.

since? non-fiction. why?

sights

white-bearded sikh man,

turban and all, on a bike.

that's america

evening

such a luxury...

falling asleep on the couch

while watching tv.

communication

you sound just like me,

which makes listening easy.

we need less easy.

questioning

you said you cannot

remember segregation.

"i didn't see it."

 

sweetness

apples, oranges, pears.

strawberries, blueberries, grapes.

yummy, yummy, yum!

mybob

how has it happened?...

you are my rock, and i, yours.

together. so strong.

mlb

i've not given birth.

bonus daughter, i do have.

love her to pieces.

 

pre-game

grocery shopping.

on saturday night, no less.

super bowl ready!

smile

jayne is reading this.

hi, jayne! i hope your weekend

is the best one yet!

politics

what must it be like

for children seeing all this.

shame on us, "adults"!

abuelas

grandbabies abound.

grandma-friends beam with delight.

awed to see their love.