long family weeked-
chatting with my poky nephew
about time management

death in the family
teleconfrencing details
after shock wears off

afternoon chat
"what if I won the Lottery"
while setting up 3rd shift

end of a long week-
babysitting two genki kids
looking at laundry pile

weekend plans
haiku meeting, recipe work
Christmas decorating

another year
another NaNoWrMo
uncompleted

after the holiday-
the car took all my nickels
I think I have pennies

chatting with friends-
sharing what I'm thankful for
then calling the sibs

evening chores
car prep for holiday trip
laundry, and bills

chatting with church friends
not waiting until Thursday
to be thankful

sad news from a friend
reaching out to my family
enjoying their voices

nesting time of year
wanted and unwanted junk
has got to go

forehausted...
help me Jesus
to lean on you

morning commute
scottish dialouge
floating in my head

family weekend
enjoying chats face to face
with all my siblings

start of vaca
waiting for sisters
to get ready

vaca eve
cleaned kitchen and done laundry
almost packed suitcase

vaca minus two days
refrigerator purging
prep lists for suitcase

first November Tuesday
resolving the emergencies
to go to the polls

evening chores
packing left over candy
to bring in to work

trying week
not buying cream cheese for dip
help me Jesus

afternoon break
girl scout cookies delivered
on the hunt for milk

fourth watch
raining patters on the windows
two snooze alarms

whirring machines
quiet day in my head
let the planning begin

clearing my mind
looking toward the future
and where to land

up late at night
trying to destress
lah....de dah

strategy day
can I get to there from here
or do a lateral

waking late
new record for getting to work
with breakfast made

chatting with friends
enjoying my last job
without the rancor

holding three week old
all the crap from the last month
melts in her gurgles

end of hard week
driving to see goddaughter
to hear her laugh

half of SFH
forcing myself to be outgoing
with the mahufs

tonight's fun-
laundry, scrubbing the counters
cleaning the fridge out

afternoon plans
reaquainting myself
with the couch

weekend drive
500 miles in two days
the couch is calling

weekend plans-
meeting with fellow word smiths
and vigorous dancing

midday chat with sibling-
hearing her cheery voice
"and you like your job......"

evening
wishing for a fireplace
to read in front of

watching dance show
not as jealous
since I started lessons

early morning
getting lost in a novel
before rising

long weekend eve-
getting stuff together
for fun, fun, fun...

house hunting
today's showing
worth the rehab work

drive home
chatting with myself
to calm myself

house hunting
my dream house outside
incomplete inside

texting pray request
asking for prayer cover
for big meeting

cathartic evening
saying goodbye to neighbors
cleaning out my fridge

evening commute
Dr. Who rehash
grocery list forms

mid morning break
reveling in
the cool of the day

enjoying fall's bite
unpacking sweaters and jackets
to enjoy the days

weekend plans-
a cleaned kitchen, shiny bathroom
one finished book

early voting done
nice to have it
off the to-do list

chatting with sister
weekly Brenda recap
start of holiday plans

morning drive-
red and white maple seedlings
wave in the wind

long weekend eve-
paying bills, grocery run
two new books to read

during the night
prepping for interview
facts flow smoothly

weekend plans-
aggressive rest

chat with friends
support flowing towards me
helping me to stand

dusk surprise
grass tall enough to seed
in the back yard

afternoon delight
a few minutes of peace
lunch from a friend

late night read
almost distracts me
from my achy knees

after fun weeknd-
not an ounce of energy
to do chores

weekend plans-
progress in the living room
finishing great read

saturday plans-
afternoon garden bus tour
before a work shift

evening
cleaning the living room
during commercials

morning break
Jackie Chan singing "Be A Man"
in Chinese with kata

evening plans-
wishing I had strength
to clean the house

in the garden
red crepe myrtle blooms
under white hibiscus

chatting with work friend
explaining a funky word
in a report

chat with sister-
plan to keep ice cream uneaten
and stay on dry land

Tired Tuesday
evening commute mantra
"keep your eyes open..."

Saturday chores
grocery run for a friend
Karma bank deposit

morning meeting
literary phrase pops out
room filled with cocked heads

rental office chat
telling them my issues
polite "blah, blah, blah"

running on empty
longing for a soda
reaching for water

dinner prep
favorite pasta on the stove
humming as it boils

new quarter push
packing breakfast and lunch
to try and eat

chatting with friends
discussing house fall projects
where has this year gone?

backyard at dusk
sun sparkles in run off
fireflies appear

chat with sister
setting up weekend visit
of movies and dip

late night read
full moon moves arcs the window
suspense building

after vaca
finding the sweet spot
in my bed

chatting with sisters
coordinating arrivals
and meal plans

after mahuf visit
resting on the couch
exhaling loudly

thunderstorms
play across the dusky sk
parched lawns rejoice

late night read
enjoying a pretend world
as the moon travels

end of the week
trying to make it to the couch
for aggressive rest

late into the night
found energy to do chores
and sort out my life

fourth watch
80 degrees in the air
watering the garden

heat wave returned-
late night foray to the market
no cook dinners

evening surprise-
garden hose reaches
to the front yard

late at night
baking for a friend
humming as I go

late morning-
enjoying getting to work
after eating breakfast

past weekend-
checking out new grocers
avoiding heat cramps

weekend plans-
catching up on my reading
dinner with friends

heat wave continues
enjoying books and movies
and lots of iced tea

vista at dusk
lightning filled clouds herald
incoming thunderstorm

still scorching outside
coneflowers and day lillies
wave in the breeze

puzzle solving-
words come but numbers don't
a nap to reboot

no one to chat with
trying to get chores done
becaue I'm empowered

in the fourth watch
birdsong symphony
to an orange dawn

late night puzzle work
sudoku close but no cigar
crossword drives me nuts

facebook friend offer-
old buddy from work
setting up real world meet

this week's project-
controlling the chaos
in the living room

slogging through
the haze of tiredness
till it's time to go home

morning break
explaining chaos theory
to HR manager

on a cleaning jag
office almost in great shape
next...the living room

long day of driving
dialouge work in the car
and a thought lab

asking myself... self-
what will be your legacy
when you drift to sleep?

after six years
cold fruit soup cooling in fridge
will it match the dream?

today's chores-
finding a cool time of day
to do laundry

after long weekend-
most of the garden in place
salad in a week

thunderstorm last night
enjoying nature's power

month's end-
yogi ga aru no
toki ga nai desu

prep for lomg weekend
movies, new books, snacks and wine
sorting take out menus

post family time
curling up to sleep
and wanting mommy

deja vu-
dead rat in the grass
no man to be seen

niece graduates soon
already bursting with pride
for Little Pangie

chatting with a friend
saying my get up and go
got up and went

weekend recap
little bit of chores
lots of couch time

nice spring day
carrying out the coat
I wore in

chatting with brother
setting up for non-visit
gotta love the sibs

crunch time
wanting to drown myself
in grease and salt

frazzled
wishing for a windfall
to buy free time

Mother's Day
extremely grateful
I can still call her

processing sadness
looking for the bigger picture
and the Lord's hand

at the plant nursery
next to gardenias
long deep breaths

flower planting
two young girls offer help
to hold the plants

evening cleaning-
refrigerator review
and paper goods

hot rainy day
finding the energy
to slog through work

this evening
the body cries out loudly...
"napping over eel"

afternoon delight-
bonsai in training
bloomed

at sunset
enjoying the day's passing
with no drama

evening cleaning
expanding clean space
the final frontier

afternoon to dos-
weeding the garden beds
and enjoying tea

weekend garden finds-
shiny black grass, orange daisy
and asian cukes

early morning rounds
training bonsai close to bloom
very cool beans

morning ride
creeping through the fog

inside the house
calm spreads through the rooms
pushing out the drama

quiet evening
getting the energy up
to clean the floors

chatting with sister
game plan to fight
the slow race of time

sleepless night
to do list for the next two weeks
drips on a scratch pad

falling into bed
with a science free fridge
and laundry put away

rainy evening routine
dinner and deep cleaning a room
free space expanding

afternoon task-
planting salad, peppers
and geraniums

kitties moved out
start de-cat hairing the couch
don't miss them quite yet

weekend plans....
seeing my bedroom floor
and cooking great food

catching with sisters
trying not to be jealous
of mom cooked meals

evening plans....
hot dogs, ice cream and
a stupid movie

roommate leaving
plans to use the closets
missing the cats

drama filled weekend-
looking for a quiet moment
that eluded me

weeknd chores-
plan for next wave of purging
and some quiet

evening commute-
Whole Foods run
for some just dessets

huge day tomorrow-
trying to solve puzzles
and reheasing lingo

evening commute-
trying not to power nap
at the red lights

weekend in Philly-
enjoying a real cheesesteak
and my best friend

going home for visit
too excited to to stress at work
chores seem a breeze

afternoon break
enjoying the machine hum
no phone calls

lenten resolve-
give up procrastination
starting a week late

afternoon read
escape to ancestral lands
where integrity roamed

weekend plans-
instead of running the streets...
in between the sheets

evening commute
two hours of crawling
past snow removal trucks

morning commute-
we went all around the world
to find the right street

mid morning break-
hearing of igloo contruction
in downtown Baltimore

chillin' kind of day
getting some work done
between all my chats

weekend chat
end date for roomate's stay
bittersweet moment

hope-
knowing I will be catless
in two months

fifty inches of snow
unbroken white streets
lose their luster

big snow prep
needing only a few good books
to go with chili

before work
tossing the snow from my car
it winkles in the moonlight

very late commute-
enjoying the snow falling
and the still wet ground

over the weekend-
helping my sister with bad news
hearing her voice smile

beautiful warm beach
melts as I poke out my nose
from 'neath the covers

long night ahead
planning for next week's work day
and house chores

greens and grains tour
finding out how new foods taste
cookbook jones rising

early commute
pants dripping on the floor mat
as I drive to work

weekend plans
not to much work
and some kind of fun

fourth watch-
counting thousands of sheep
and no sleep in sight

after a hard month
not being exhausted
when I wake up

no sleep weekend
housemate is in better health
food in cabinets

project phase two-
looking for a fourth watch window
to flesh out the plan

in the fourth watch
kitties want to cuddle
after the alarm sounds

today -
kicking but and takin' names
by the blood of Jesus

early morning calm
cleaning the kitchen counters
and throwing out trash

new year plans
have a working kitchen
take back my closets

weekend plans-
after cleaning the floors
tea and a great book

next's month plan
creating space to breathe
early spring cleaning

coming in late
kitties tell me they need treats
as I walk in the door

chilly morning
moon crackling in the sky
record time to car

evening commute-
laying in comfort food
against coming cold