May 28, 2009

not just anyone
is semi-legendary.
happy birthday, dad!

May 29, 2009

Bunch of happiness.

Bunch of May celebrations.

All Rosen-Powers.

Happy Anniversary, Kim and Eli!

May 28, 2009

Compared with mountains,

pools of oil, sequoia trees,

you're still a baby.

Happy Birthday, Phillip!

May 27, 2009

No more party hats

or gooey cake. Nonetheless,

light a candle, E!

Happy Birthday, Eli.

May 26, 2009

Soft static of rain

broadcasting from the night roof.

My weather channel.

May 23, 2009

Sentence by sentence,

I run my lawnmower through

weedy manuscript.

May 22, 2009

Singing in  the dark,

first bird tells me just how much

I will miss this life.

May 21, 2009

Hours in the car,

songs blaring, then turn them off

to hear my new one.

May 20, 2009

Colette's MRIs

take hours and leave her stiff, scared,

but still positive.

May 19, 2009

Haiku: ancient form

of Twitter for kimono-

wearing editors.

May 18, 2009

Warm little bundle

of Oscar, wiggling, smiling.

Long days but short months. 

May 14, 2009

All of a sudden

it's my friends talking about

all their health problems.

May 13, 2009

Soon to see Oscar,

Eli, Kim. maybe Anna.

Who has grown the most?

May 12, 2009

Floor swept, dog sleeping,

Phillip playing his guitar.

A domestic song.

May 11, 2009

The day passed without

lightning bolt or idea

fit for poetry.

May 8, 2009

What is that burning

orb in a sky turned bright blue?

Aren't all clouds gray?

May 7, 2009

Newspaper gets thinner

whether news is good or bad.

Fewer ads, less ink.

May 6, 2009

Some subatomic

nit must vibrate on and off

like me day and night.

May 5, 2009

Straighten the blankets,

pillows, papers. Tomorrow

straighten them again.

May 4, 2009

Photo of me, 2,

hands gripping playpen, mouth clenched,

eyes open. Still true.

May 1, 2009

Mayday! Signaling

distress and dismay in May

over four months flown.