Rite of Spring

I want the light 

to be like that again, 

the way it was that day 

the grasshoppers hatched 

out of the orchid pot 

on the kitchen table 

and flew out the door 

I leave open for them

in case they decide 

to come back home.

[LSS, 2/23/21]

Tomorrow’s Itinerary

We are planning to travel 

through a blizzard,

over a mountain pass,

into the barren plains,

and maybe back again,

to escape the sameness  

of our perfect home climate.

[LSS, 2/23/21]

Internal Frankenstein

The central nervous system

and the enteric nervous system

are attempting to construct 

a third nervous system

to handle the overflow 

of news, facts, reactions, 

sorrows, and recipes 

for the perfect chocolate cake.

[LSS, 2/23/21]