Bet on It, Bet On it

after seven weeks
car still rattles when shifting
gets sideswiped at friend's

needing to rest
wishing the lottery dreams
would come true

end of this year...
planning for the next one
forsaking the chaos

car still broken
lottery dreams and shoe leather
keeping hope alive

end of week eve
planning Christmas vacation
family fun time

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
rise up and be God for me
all by Yourself....

Tomorrow...

Tomorrow
finally rolling along
Alister and I

help me Jesus
to see You in the chaos
of mundane life

planning for next year
how to creep toward the black
and buy a Mac

forehausted-
can't wait until the weekend
to kill the alarm

Next...

centering
looking backward
planning forward

dogged-
trying to keep the faith
till the new year

start of new week
wishing for silence
inside my head

winter wonderland-
enjoying the window lights
when driving home

enjoying Christmas
surifng for new recipes
and old friends

today's email-
old flame tells all of new love
no twinge while reading

Noel in the air

leaving candy on the desk

checking my list twice

three weeks without car
all I want for Christmas is
to drive and sing

end of long week
looking forward to me time
without the roommate

christmas spirit
getting excited
singing carols

shaky start of day
taking more time to rise
and get going full blast

holidays coming

enjoying the extra peace

between all the folks

that kind of week
juggling all kinds of stuff
while gripping sanity

after two weeks off
not ready for my routine
La de dah

end of week-
getting stuff ready for trip
-righteous relaxing

hump day
planning for next week-
will wear my cute clothes

mid week chore-
plan halloween party
for neighbors' kids

start of week
tired and sore at shift's end
think I'll bake a cake....

new season in life
unfamiliar aches and pains
in the morning

wanting some rest
rushing around the job
how to intergrate them

doctor visit
noticing his black hair
over the scope

sleepless night
extra soduku finished
before light goes off

weekend chores-
laying in for winter
dejunking basement

after accident-

moving gingerly

through the day

after accident-

deciding what aches are new

can't wait for bed

car gets whacked

muddling through paperwork

while arms twinge

end of the week
cleaning my desk
of everyone's work




end of week
my weekend guest wants to stay
the whole week

weekend house guest-
cleaning out my back room
and stocking the fridge

productive morning-

recycling plastic, errands

paid bills and trashed emails

really tired
looking for energy
to do the chores

start of brutal week
lounging over sudokus
for ten more minutes

early weekend
deiciding what fun thing
to do first

massage from friend-

agressive relaxing

for blissful hour

after a year
slowly emerging from the funk
of self doubt

hump day
trying to find the time
to relax

weekend moving friend-
telling all my muscles
not to hate me

week's end
great books and good friends
for two days

hot fall day
wishing for sweater weather

gifting weekend-
seeing the smiles on their face
warms the heart

surprise time off
thinking of what to do
and what to read

feeling woo woo
all is in order
for quick exit

chillin'.....

cool mornings-
doing the daily puzzles
under my new quilt

morning errands
not a one of them mine
play from auntie handbook

weekend's eve
fighting a stomach something
wishing I could eat

craving chicken soup
wishing the change of season
didn't wreck havoc

broken sleep
finishing the day's puzzle
between REM cycles

slow morning commute
trying not to enter my rest
unitl I get home

great morning-
leisurely breakfast, chores done
bills paid and free time

end of the week
fall gardening, a great meal
and lots of rest

summer's end
wishing for more garden time
and two great new books

crazy hump day
looking forward to down time
with new friends

new gardening
orange and red coreopsis
and matching mums

dogged.....
relaxing mid paperwork

end of summer
getting garden ready for bed
planning next year's

late summer morning
cleaned out garden sbed pots
mums at the ready

week past vacation
hard pressed to remember
less frenetic pace

Monday Monday
moving in slow motion
after no -sleep night

thoughts of future
rattle in the subconscience
needing room to breathe

weekend coming

bulbs for next spring

in the kitchen

back from vaca
early in the morning
planning the day

V minus four hours

all day long

straining toward vacation

dreaming of bag pipes

wretchedly hot day
remembering to hydrate
during the chores

rainy monday
struggling to face the day
and finish my chores

end of week
looking forward to
extended gardening

flux

morning chores
unearthing my sofa
and sorting the mail

serenity

today's first light
waking up to a great song
and a clean kitchen

flux

changing body clock
no deep sleeping
against new rise time

Monday Monday

after the weekend
potting plants in the front yard
against a new week

plan for weekend
aggressive relaxation

sultry evening
reading a great magazine
with a glass of wine

chatting with neighbor
realizing she's not quite right

sick for four days
bed to couch and back again
enjoying my rest

vacation cometh

buying airline tickets
and stepping up paper outage
getting excited

baysitting

this week
toddler, the pit bulls and I
sing with "Baby Einstein"

fun weekend
sitting down with a great book
on Sunday afternoon

entering into rest

end of week
looking forward
to doin' nuttin'

productive morning
full trash can of cuttings
new garden bed

sultry afternoon
dust dances in sunlight
pouring through skylight

sultry morning
watching the dew well up on
the coleus plants

hump day plus one
longing for weekend sleep
and a great book

holiday eve
catching a funny movie
and lottery dreams

dogged

after fecacta week
having my body tell me
it needs more sleep

hopin' and wishin'

productive chore day
walking into a bomb
where is my red "S"

lazy day
lap full of of dogs and a baby
and Sesame Street on

morning chores
seeing my sink bottom
and a clean stove top

makin' it...

end of week
puzzles and dialouge
calling to me

kaizen...

little by little
seeing the floors and table tops
in my house

weekend highlight
getting a child to freedom
from vebal abuse

lovin' it....

working for peace
enjoying the eye of the storm
for the moment

conflict

not my favorite thing-
working with a draining someone
much too tiring

wishing....

on the way to work
how to grow personal wealth
doing gardening

Monday morning
chat with maintenance man
while fixing window

nice...

scorching summer day
enjoying the cool breeze
during morning walk

life

sometimes wishing life
was a shade less exciting
and a touch more fun

first light
finishing crossword
and planning day

enter into rest...

new work mindest
let the river of peace flow
instead of conflict

life interrupted...

wondering why
other folks get to do
what I cannot

year flying by

trying to slow time down

to enjoy it

sultry evening
taking the scenic route home
to enjoy the lawns

morning gardening
wishing for my own house
to terrafirm

easy morning
"Handy Manny" over breakfast
laundry and garden work

lovin' it

leaving at midshift
letting someone else tend to
the madness

to life...

weekend wedding
old friends and new babies
to visit

good news...

after all this time-

great report from doctor

ready to landscape

peaceful

after hard shift
sinking into a great book
and lots of tea

Endgame

30 visits later
waiting to see
if chiropractcy works

weekend drive
noticing the different blues
of the sky

week's end

Japanese chatting,
gardening and all my chores
waiting for me

Sore...

late night at work
glad for living room futon
and quilts in closets

mechanical song

end of shift
humming packers tell me
it will be okay

Whiplash

wishing for more sleep,
longer days, lottery win
and kitchen elves

day's end...

finally
getting time to eat
and walk slowly

Wishing


that kind of day
wishing I had the numbers
on the lottery ticket

nice day outside
trying to focus on chores
with garden rewards

Lovin' it

two days off
seeing the garden come alive
and enjoying books

kaizen..

looking for small steps
to make critical changes

La dee da dee
I need some flowers
and a good book

Springtime Funk

in the doldrums
looking to bypass hard work
to get life on track

week in progress
wishing for weekend
and lot of "me" time

Monday

creaking awake
resting a little more
against the day

end of week
longing to play in dirt
till I drop

working through junk
making room for goodness
in my space and life

restless
trying to make sense of life
one puzzle a t a time

morning chores
sorting out old mail
from two moves ago

after hard week
wishing for two days off
to read books

Reprieve

long weekend ahead
family plans in full swing
let the games begin

don't look back...

my house's new owners
tell me there are dogs in the yard
my poor garden

Thankful

trip to doctor's
to retrieve a lost pen

summer in the air
longing to drink deeply
of long, lazy days

hi ho, hi ho.....

gorgeous warm day
tellin myself while gardening
"we like work"

wanting...

new plant nursery
wishing I owned the yard
to fill with plants

plottin' two...

late night errand
asking for plants from afar
to create my garden

not going out like this...

feeling gummy bear
working down the windpipe
laying off candy

good mood
lasting whole half an hour
once at work

Lazy Morning

after long day
enjoying sleeping in
and sudokus

Spring Cleaning
finding couch and coffee table
under the clutter

Stretch

feeling normal
for a hot second after
doctor's appointment

Resolution

after months
only one set of house keys
free weekends

Expectations

looking to the weekend
friends and gardens await
in Pretzel town

lazy day

after sleeping in
getting up energy
to have breakfast

Hearing.....

Achy back muscles
explaining they need
magic bath crystals

Back into the swing of things...

after weekend
wishing for extra day off
to really rest

Gift to myself

nice surprise-
new fountain pen came today
who needs a letter?

nesting

out of nowhere
urgent need to clean wells up
spotless desk

stretch

dance class today
back feeling much better
after some fox trot

Connection


Week without sister
catching up on everything
and nothing

Weekend

frantic weekend
slowly doing chores
and watching the day pass

fresh flowers in house
early start on the day
chores seem fun today

Doctor Visit

x-rays at doctors
showing my mortality
now - what's important?

Sigh...

first day of lent
wishing I could fast
without weight gain

Rested

sleeping in
not a single ache
when rising

Relief

younger sister fine
tending to my own chaos
with a smile

Direction

wrestling with life
looking for quiet center
and still, small voice

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.....

baby sister sick
being strong for Mommy-
touch her Jesus

Weariness

days on end-
Life goes by at warp speed
when can I just think?

Love Day

one more Valentine
wishing that I was loved
I will survive...

thinkin'....

daily crossword
having not the slightest clue
about the clue

Wistful

new plant catalougue
looking outside the window
wishing it was green

Easy Breezy

start of weekend
juggling to get it all done
as well as relax

Dreams

fourth watch of the night
playing perfect music
alone in forest

Droopy

evening shift
tired after dance class
fighting to stay sharp

word smithing

during the day
words lurking behind my eyes
waiting to be freed

The Why of It All

tempered breathing
focusing on the why
waitng for answers

Right...

dogged in cyberspace
trying to keep "me" cool
eyes droop slightly

Wanting home

end of night
face burns as plant get cleaned
How I miss my bed

Perplexed

Question on the brain-
Why won't they just do right?
my head is throbbing....

Flux

work time shifted
grinning to hide grimace
while being team player

Tired

full weekend ahead
planning aggressve rest
among the errands

Pause

Lazy day at work
catching up on reading
weekend to-do list

Catching my breath

walking into work
sudden shaky future
this time -piece of cake

Warmth

first snow of season
enjoying nature's blanket
under my own

Restin'

waylaid by the flu
finally having enough time
to plan my next move

We Love Work

Shift from hell at plant
imposing calm onto chaos
plus the paperwork

Coming Home

After family weekend
the quiet of my own house

Showing the world
Who I need to be