NaPoWriMo #26

hopeful getaway

the birthday weekend
didn’t host a getaway
but mountains still sing

I’m hopeful this time
will greet me with so much fun
hiding in shadows

early start to search
for a temporary home
while mountain air soothes

with Jernee in tow
I will make sweet memories
first weekend of May

NaPoWriMo #24

curry

forgotten curry
settling in the back of
the cupboard slips its way
into my line of sight
and I prepare my chicken
with it.

Some mixed peppercorn,
a bit of garlic powder,
a dash of salt, and seasoned
flour.
a meal fit for a queen and
her party of fools
dances on my sensitive
tongue.

diced potatoes, steamed
broccoli, and filtered water
to wet my whistling lips.
I fall into the beauty
that is meal prep and
the dog stands guard at
the kitchen door, waiting
for dropped morsels.

there aren’t any.

NaPoWriMo #20

I Tricked You

Jernee hiding behind the pillow and sitting on another pillow. Apparently, she thought it was entertaining to have me search for her. Photo Credit: Tremaine L. Loadholt

asleep
in
the
guestroom
away
from
all
the
fuss

the little monster ignores
my worried calls

and
I
start
thinking
she
died
while
I
was
busy
tending
to
a
catty
patient

she seemed to take
great pleasure in
temporarily breaking my heart