had some interesting talk at writers groupt’other night yosh told how a stranger cameinto the flower shop stood by her and recitedichi, ni, san, shi, the japanese numbers to tenyosh has never le...

furniture poem #1 my parlor is commanded by apowder blue chair fairly comfyslightly fuzzy very ah yes verypowder blue donated by a friendwhose husband couldn’t stand itthose who gather in my dom...

my chinesefortune cookieinforms me “youhave a charming way with words” then adds a gentle command: “write a letter this week” okey-doke...

I love kissing kittensunder their armsit’s so lovely tosniff a cat who’sbeen rollingin strawberries...

just heard on NPR tahiti trot by shostakovichhe’d been dared to orchestrate in just one hourthe popular tune tea for two did a grand jazzy jobit reminds me of those contests that crop upevery no...

musicpoem #21thinking about great moments I wasa timid college kid out of my depth attanglewood the famous music campkoussevitzky ambled the paths like awindow shopper I could spot from adistance take...

Readingpoem #7A British author of uniquebooks for kids and adults,William Mayne, has been afavorite in our family; wemust have a dozen of hisvolumes. My daughter, Demi,as an adult, said to me: “...

pa, ma, six nearly grown kids reside inthe forest behind my vermont friend’srural home the eight wild turkeys(tom, hen, jakes and jennies) find thepickings in irena’s garden a smorgasbordt...