Snooze

Sitting in my chair,
Eyes beginning to close and ...
An afternoon nap.

Lost

Memorial Day:
Remembering dead soldiers,
Killed to keep the peace.

"Start Your Engines"

Indy 500:
Thirty-three cars turning left,
One hundred years old.

Nap Wake-Up

Hailstones pound the roof,
Quarter inch white balls hit ground,
Wonder what comes next?

Shining Bright (How Long?)

Late blooming rhodi

Finally getting sunshine,

More rain on its way.

Diagnosis?

Went to the doctor
for answers about my cough.
Lungs clear.  Just takes time.

"O"

For twenty-five years
She opened her heart to us.
Today, her last show.


She shared life lessons.
All that she learned with us.
"What I know for sure."


It came to an end
Just as everything ends.
Be grateful for life!

Still Tired

The cough continues,
Feels like it will never end.
Time for a long nap!

Tired of It!

Not much sleep last night,
Woke up coughing many times,
When will this thing end?

Awaken to Beauty

Beside the sidewalk

Bleeding hearts and irises

Grace my morning walk.

On A Neighborhood Walk

Purple irises
with their long flowing white beards
Blowing in the wind.

Cough, Cough

The cough has returned,
This time harder and deeper,
My vocal cords hurt!

Today At The Office

Change is forthcoming,
Not sure when it will happen,
Trust is the lesson!

Surprising News

In the staff meeting
She said it was time to leave,
Betrayed too often.

In Living Pink

Dogwood in full bloom,
Pink flower petals spread wings,
Flying to the sun.

Flying Home

Sitting in the plane
Listening to babies cry,
Joys of air travel?

Morning After

Sitting by the pool
Soaking up the bright sunshine,
Arizona heat!

5/14 @ 5:14 pm

May your wedding day
Bring you happiness and joy
Each day of your lives.

Last Chance

Flying to Phoenix
For Brother Bob's fifth wedding, 
Will it be his last?

Not Ready

Traveling again,
Gone for another weekend,
Longing to stay home.

Forgotten

Where is that poem?
Did I write it or did I not?
That is the question.

Life Goes On

Back at work today,
Returning calls, catching up.
Hard to concentrate.

Yesterday's News

Newspaper headline:
"Always listen to your mom."
Will I hear her now?

A Day Without Her

On this Mother's Day,
The day of my mother's birth,
No mother to call.

Wondering

As my brother drives,
We talk about what comes next.
Life without mother.

Celebrating Mother

A beautiful day,
We bury Mom with her kin,
Now she rests in peace.

At the Funeral Home

My brother and I
Look at Mom in the casket,
Together, we weep.

Remembering

Brother and sister
tell stories of our mother,
Remember her life.

Almost Home

Out the plane window,
"The Land of 10,000 Lakes" --
Minnesota home.

The Day After

Packing to go home
for my mother's funeral,
Feeling waves of grief.

May Day

The first day of May,
The last day of mother's life,
She died this morning.