at the doctor's office

The exam room is warm, but there are no windows to view the falling snow.  I sit on the exam table as the doctor listens to my lungs.  I take a deep breath in and out as instructed.  I focus on staying calm to keep my heart and blood pressure from racing.  I try not to think about what tests I need now at forty-five, or whether the weather outside has worsened.  I leave the room with some sort of clean bill of health, but only time will tell.

 mild days
take a short breather
as snow falls

- Written for dVerse Haibun Monday: Breath

pinches

he pinches pennies

to save enough coins

for a new toy

she counted every last

dollars as she dreams

of college applications

the couple became frugal

to buy the house

of their dreams

we became stingy 

with our funds when 

the pink slips came

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #193: Poems in a Pinch

just the two of them

among the skyscrapers

that appear to touch clouds

the animated billboards and 

nearby Broadway theaters

where people act out dreams

he holds her hand and 

suddenly all noises cease

and it just the two of them

gazing into each other’s eyes

oblivious to the horde

of people walking by

- Inspired by dVerse prompt Poetics: City Love, though I did not follow the prompt completely.  

along the lagoon

beyond the sunrise
our eyes in search
of something we
cannot express in words

 
along the blue lagoon
I scribble letters
into golden sands
hoping God will
receive my prayers
 
from above the stars
whisper to my yearning
heart to not give so easily

- Written for dVerse Quadrille from the dVerse Lagoon

missing home

the warmth from the kitchen

the aroma of fresh bake

cookies and hot chocolate 

reminded her of home

in her high-rise apartment

skyscrapers in her view

her heart aches for the 

absence of such comfort