Unconditional

it was time for me

to get a dog companion

unconditional

love for me for care I give

yes quid por quo finally

 

 

New Poems - Tanka Style

Last night we ladies explored the Japanese style "Tanka" of poem.   Longer than a Haiku.   No punctuation.  Lyrical!

 

the wheel is silent

I place the moist clay on the bat

I wet my hands

I cup the clay

the 3 of us go round and round.

 

 

 

the vessel sits on it's tile

all night long drying shrinking

it is bone dry now

can-will it withstand the fire

Beginning the Day with Bill

Beginning the Day with Bill

Morning, start working.

She spies photo on her desk.

His smile makes her smile.

The President's Perspective

I was glad to hear the President's message on the George Zimmerman trial results with respect to the perspective of being a person of color.

A White Woman's Walk

On the street alone

Clutching her keys, she hurries.

A black man walks by.

A Black Man's Walk

On the street ahead, 

A white woman hurries.

Please stop judging me.

Two Women Walking

On the street at night,

The two women pass each other.

Black, White, greetings - smiles.

Rebekah Jean No More

Rebekah Jean No More

Trying to find herself

And wanting a brand new name

How Pocahontas!

Haiku - City Living

So you'll know, I feel an obligation to share what I see while living in the city.  Not everything is flowery, nice and pleasant.   These things I've observed. 

Times Have Changed

Section 8 housing

2 white men with sticks and bags

Clean up black men's trash.

Choices

Section 8 housing
She walks the dog past shiny
Jaguars and Benz's

The Burbs

In city's suburbs

The woman thinks righteously.

I'm not judgmental.

Inner City

City, angry screams

The woman wonders why she's

Being judgmental.

Gaul

At the burned down house

The arrogant man glares at

The woman he's robbed.

New Poems - Haiku Humor

The assignment was Haiku.  

The Exercise

In a close, warm room

5 women with paper and pens,

Empty their blank minds.

Magazine Ad

Shiny magazine

The giraffe benignly stares.

You looking at me?

The Universe Breathing

Cool, dark outer space

Microns, protons, neutrons

Breathe life into me.