Happy New Year!!

I'm ringing in the new year,
By myself.
Well, okay,
The dog is at my feet,
And the cats are ringing their bells too.

Remix

Humpty dumpty worked on a sunday
Humpty dumpty had a not fun day
He said, "well, today
I learned that it's best
When God tells you so
Take your day of rest!"

Tasting places

What is moving a lot like?
Oh, I dunno.
I guess you could compare it to icecream.
Some folks always eat vanilla,
And some have to try every cherry fudge ripple
Or banana caramel crunch that comes their way.

Icecapades

You!
Wristless, armless, handless,
As good as with casted stiffness!
Wildeyed with boredom,
Uncomfortable.
Pray be cheerful or I will make you!

Moonlight sonata

In my moon-strewn room I pray.
Pleading with a father I love and who loves me,
For friends who are struggling to stay a family.
Struggling against a force that seems inexhorable.
Seeking blindly to wedge them apart.
I cry out to my Father against the injustice,
Against the pain, the fear.
Christmas should be joyful.
And in this moment,
When I feel others suffering,
I hear the words of Longfellow.
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
“God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The wrong shall fail,
The right prevail
With peace on earth, good will to men.”
And I know, because he has told me,
That all is well, all is well.
And in the snowy, sunlit morning, it is.

Potty-training

Dry snow brittles crunchingly
Under frozen toes,
Souding like a sleeping puppy
Groaning in his sleep.
Said puppy frolics
Tasting pure newness
While I wait patiently
For yellow liquid
Wanting to go inside.

The shelter moment

Blue eyes through silver wires,
Purr as rich as silky fur,
Cream and chocolate bliss.
All she wants is love.