Pondering.......: 2026

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Star-filled sky...

like a weightless veil
wrapping our shoulders, speckled
with tiny diamonds.

Sunday, February 15, 2026

don't look back too hard...

it might be better
not to remember
all of what used to be.
that might make now
a bumpier road and
uglier than it needs to be.

Saturday, February 14, 2026

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Good books...

I love
all her books.

My new favorite.

Sunday, February 08, 2026

14 years is a long time
to be sick
tired
in pain
homebound for the most part
missing freedom
friends
family
afraid not to continue hoping
for healing
struggling every day
just to live
just to be.
she cries
my heart breaks.

Thursday, February 05, 2026

in its place...

I present myself
without any intention
of presenting myself
in any particular
recognizable way.
I want my words
to be in the light
myself in shadow.

Monday, February 02, 2026

try not to make a mess...

if you are determined,
bound and determined,
to disregard
disrespect
dismiss
the life that you own,
get a room
far away
and write a long note
saying "sorry, I love you,
but I hate myself more."

dammit
you made a mess.

Saturday, January 31, 2026

Empty...

this is empty.
this is where I am
now.
Empty all around.
Empty ahead.
Empty.

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Poetus interruptus...

there's a phrase
gone as quickly
as it came.
So instead of brilliance
there is nothing
to say.

Monday, January 26, 2026

Dammit...

I'm finally getting out to shovel the shitload of snow
that isn't going away on its own.

Carol has a chemo appointment tomorrow but our
roads are still a mess. Fingers crossed.

edit: I lucked out. While cleaning off the 12+" of snow
from my car, two guys in a Jeep stopped and said they
would clear the snow from the driveway for $20.
I considered that a wonderful proposition. Therefore, all
I had to do was throw salt where they cleared. Yay!