Relaxing After Work
Nine-thirty and I’m
getting tired.
The Nature Center wears me
out.
The children all seemed to
be wired.
They find it so hard not
to shout.
We took a hike to start
the day
And painted birds--paper mache.
They played in forts in
the scrub oak.
I’m glad to be home, that’s
no joke.
Losing Weight
I try to lose weight.
Record what I ate.
And exercise every day.
I gave up most snacks.
Try not to be lax,
Hoping the pounds melt
away.
I smile and I frown
As I go up and down.
It’s a tough game that I
play.
Someday I will win
And I will be thin,
But I hope I’m not dead on
that day.
Not Valid
To change my pharmacy
website,
It said, “simple” in black
and white.
I put in my long password
then,
It said, “Not valid try again.”
I changed the password and
some text,
But before I could go on
to “next,”
I put account number in then,
It said, “Not valid try
again.”
I retried that and then it
asked
A value number for next
task.
The digits don’t amount to
ten.
It said, “Not valid try
again.”
I felt tense clear to my toes
And I’m sure my blood pressure
rose.
I lost my temper next time
when,
It said, “Not valid try
again.”
Breakfast Conversation
“Iss bo to ra ay.”
“What?”
“Hiss bows to raytoay.”
“Try again.”
He has already taken a
bite of toast.
He sticks up one finger,
I call his unicorn signal.
I wait.
He takes a breath and
annunciates,
“It’s supposed to rain
today.”
That’s how our
conversations go
with him being a stroke
survivor
and me losing my hearing.
Full To-do List
If it wasn’t for Facebook
and TV,
I
might cross more to-dos off of my list.
Binging and scrolling are not
good for me.
If it wasn’t for Facebook
and TV,
I would live my life so
excellently.
Wasting my time like this
I must resist.
If it wasn’t for Facebook
and TV,
I might cross more to-dos
off of my list.
I feel like a frog
Sitting on a log. Glump.
Glump.
Without a full sleep
Full Tilt
If not for breaking her
hip,
I would think she’s Wonder
Woman.
Seventy-something
Working from dawn to dusk
Running two ranches
Five months later,
she’s going full tilt.
Maybe she is Wonder Woman.
