haiku

given the choice of twoi'll almost always select the wrong one --I'm luckier choosing from three

without words

i've yet to discovera nighttime sleep aid better thantwo minutes of reading

time on the phonecan be energizingor sleep-inducing

approaching quicklythe welcoming armsof Medicare

following a cool rainnight makes a hasty retreatbanished by the sun

a cat snoringa robin singing, a frog croaking, a bluejaySCREE-SCREE-SCREECHING!

connecting with joy --battling physical traumawith sparrows trilling

Ethiopian cuisine:i love the flavorsbut not the challenge

i trust the universeto keep all things in orderincluding my life

tyranny and disasterboth create displacementone without prejudice

my childhooda few scattered memoriesno rhyme or reason

his car lost in the flooda wandering man gets a ride from a strangersafely home

The Inn by the Riverpermanently closedby the flood

floods in the areathe warning ends at noonbut the watch goes on

if one more machinebeeps at me i swear i will--beeeeeeeeeeeeeep!

sunday morning sunday nightwednesday night for yearsnever again

one nice thing aboutlaundry day in a clothing-optional campis that I can wash the clothesi would be wearing

standing before methe most beautiful womannaked and glistening

the way things have been donedoes not always exemplifythe way things should be done