Poem #554

2 cups of contentment
1 lb of tiredness
5 tablespoons of comfort
a dash of excitement

mix together
deposit in soul
let sit for ten minutes
fall straight asleep

Poem #553

cat stretches out
watches the electronic toy
spin the string
cat is fascinated
but half-heartedly bats
she’s still a cat after all

texts in the morning
“just because” afternoon calls
evening run for pancakes
middle of the night murmurs
home is a person

sing little bird
fly free
soar through the sky
touch the water
bask in the sun
exist

burnt out
no toe wiggling
no pizza
no joy

ridiculous stories
endless laughter

fire! fire!
in comes the extinguisher
on goes the foam
out goes the flame

caught a Spearow
at Comic Con
on an iPhone

a family dinner
in a cute Victorian apartment
he cooks
I clean
she dries
delightfully domestic

spotted cat on bookshelf
stares at the blinds
falls asleep quickly