cherry tomatoes

oodles and oodles
of bright orange spheres plucked
now fill colander

in her soft pink shirt
alexandra dips between
rows of tomatoes

insomnia

anticipated
fun time is cancelled; no fun
due to lack of sleep

lightning

bright pink flashes burn
inside a cloud with tummy ache
heat lightning reflux

pink yellow white green
christmas lights swallowed by a cloud
brighten july night

bad dreams and broken furniture

wake with head swirling
dream water pours from ceiling
while i punch out creep

trying to get dressed
drawer pull breaks grandma's dresser
boding ill for day

haiku

one two three four five
find myself needing to count
losing haiku steam

laser cat goes to the office

pinioned with a glance
caught in the dangerous glare
of mad laser cat

aftermath

branches piled on curbs
in the courtyard sways
small tree split in twain

tornado pants

urgent reaction
to emergency broadcast:
"I should put on pants."

query via text:
"help! help! are tornado pants
same as earthquake pants?"

bird chat

perched on the railing
sparrows twitter and gossip
singing me homeward

thursday

mare's tails scamper,
prancing across evening sky,
recalling a storm

persistent

constantly in frame
the moon follows me about
all day and all night

farewell

a totem pole forms
for camera's benefit
farewell to Cori

thunder and hail

like a hungry mouse
nibbling at night's edges
with growling stomach

peeling wallpaper
lighting tears the sky, showing
night's hidden color

captain kangaroo
assaulted by mr moose
ping pongs bounce on hood

laundry day

laundry all sorted:
towels segregated from clothes
darks kept separate from whites

ansty for action
dirty clothes clamor and clash
ready to tumble

wedding

quietly moving
not a dry eye in the house
as they exchange vows

tiny groomsmen with
rosy cheeks over rouged
perched in butter cream

earthquake

5 am wake up
beneath me foundation growls
and mattress shimmies

a surprise earthquake
Old Bay tumbles in kitchen;
cat raises an ear

selky

floating suspended
pretend the tub is salt sea
kelp entwined in hair

hard rain

concentric circles
materialize and dodge
my flailing wipers

as the rain slackens
circles stretch to oblong rings
but are still pinging

argh

not content with tub
the ants have found the kitchen
and sup on toast crumbs

(most likely supping on butter...)

monday

row by row we seek
vintage treasures, funny art,
and usable gadgets

massive thunderstorm
flickers the lights, but shoppers
browse without pausing

7/11

alas, today's date
makes me crave cherry slurpees
and aged devil dogs

ellicott city

manically smiling
mustachioed elephant
offers to pour cream

a key to his heart
but otherwise naked astride
a leaping dolphin

fruitful hat perches
upon my noggin, alas
too dear to take home

tastee

mix neon and chrome
with midnight cheese fries and eggs
recipe for fun

late night diner chats,
where the company is good,
even if food ain't

Books piled here and there!
A bibliophibian
lives inside this house.

Oranges vary
in the sweetness of their pulp,
but they're all orange.

hmmmmmmmmmmm

low cicada hum
persistent through the night
invoke memories

tired

after six months done,
a chance comment by a friend
tapped will for haiku

104

104—
pleased to be back at work with
cool basement AC

heat wave

100 degrees—
bleah! yet forecast is calling
for 1oo plus

july 4

heat wavers the sky
but no fireworks for me
staying cool inside

a late night recap
fireworks on pbs
streak the tv set

hot

despite the heat wave
no mercury is rising
as phone now tells temp

eye apt.

after dilation
paper doilies encircle
every light's margin

a walk inthe park

beneath leafy trees
a surprise cool evening walk
stretches mind and limbs