glob o'
gum
bubble
fun
chomp
chew
pink
hue
tastes
sweet
teeth
meet
blow
pop
fly
flop
your
shoe
wet
goo
gum
sticks
shoe
clicks
feel
bad
you're
mad
Corny Joke
Q: Why couldn't the corn
hear the farmer's tractor?
A: Because it got a kernel
stuck in its ear.
hear the farmer's tractor?
A: Because it got a kernel
stuck in its ear.
Dusty Daze
Monsoon winds whip up,
a wall of dust slams down.
Caught in the middle,
I squint and frown.
a wall of dust slams down.
Caught in the middle,
I squint and frown.
Ode to Apples
crunchy
sweet
fruity
treat
red or
green
keeps you
lean
eat one
a day
happy
you'll stay
sweet
fruity
treat
red or
green
keeps you
lean
eat one
a day
happy
you'll stay
Endless Game of Chase
Backyard lizards
tease my dog -
zipping under the bougainvillaea,
whipping up the bark of the Mesquite tree,
flitting over the brick wall.
My dog charges,
leaps,
bounds,
and barks.
Chasing those
lizards
in the desert
heat.
Really?
What if...
...birds skittered
and mice flew?
What if...
...cats barked
and dogs mewed?
What if...
...cakes were frozen
and ice cream baked?
What if...
...what we think is real
is actually fake?
...birds skittered
and mice flew?
What if...
...cats barked
and dogs mewed?
What if...
...cakes were frozen
and ice cream baked?
What if...
...what we think is real
is actually fake?
Garden Cinquain
garden
green, lush, leafy
growing, blooming, thriving
seed and soil transformed into food
bounty
Boxed Expectations
Velvet box
opened wide.
What's that
I see inside?
Against the black,
sparkling white.
A fancy button?
That's not right!
opened wide.
What's that
I see inside?
Against the black,
sparkling white.
A fancy button?
That's not right!
Everything is Normal
My umbrella is stuck,
it just will not shut.
Nonchalant
through the store I strut.
it just will not shut.
Nonchalant
through the store I strut.
Parking Lot Panic
Clouds low and dark,
where did I park?
Rain pelts and pounds -
my windows are down!
where did I park?
Rain pelts and pounds -
my windows are down!
Tell No Lies, Love My Fries
Golden potatoes,
delicately fried.
In my milkshake
they dip and hide.
Down my throat,
an oily ride.
Taste so good,
my smile wide.
Happy French Fries Day!
delicately fried.
In my milkshake
they dip and hide.
Down my throat,
an oily ride.
Taste so good,
my smile wide.
Happy French Fries Day!
New Parent Advice
Teeny fingers,
tiny toes,
padded bottom,
button nose.
Enjoy every aspect
of your "Baby Life Style",
just remember,
you won't be sleeping for awhile.
tiny toes,
padded bottom,
button nose.
Enjoy every aspect
of your "Baby Life Style",
just remember,
you won't be sleeping for awhile.
Missed Opportunity or a Mistake?
I've heard it said:
"When one door closes
another opens."
But what if
your finger
gets smashed
when the
door closed?
And you can't
reopen it?
And you are
in pain?
And the
other door is
just out of reach?
What then?
As American As Apple Pie
Sparklers glow,
fast and slow.
Rockets boom,
eclipse the moon.
Fireworks sputter,
hiss and shutter.
Red, white and blue -
it's what we do.
On the 4th of July -
as American as apple pie.
Happy 4th of July!
fast and slow.
Rockets boom,
eclipse the moon.
Fireworks sputter,
hiss and shutter.
Red, white and blue -
it's what we do.
On the 4th of July -
as American as apple pie.
Happy 4th of July!
Startling Temblor
The couch sways,
light fixture swings.
Rare earthquake -
my phone rings.
"Did you feel that?"
light fixture swings.
Rare earthquake -
my phone rings.
"Did you feel that?"