June 16
to tell a story
in seventeen syllables
is imperfect art
June 17
COVID nasal swab
deep and slow into my head
and then there's the twist
June 19
mother and daughter
finally find each other
an airport embrace
June 20
sweet ice cream from Kline's
at Grandma and Grandpa's house
sweeter together
June 21
a room with no lines
and three choices of vaccine
but how can this be?
June 22
it's a good day when
I teach our kids a board game
and then they beat me
June 25
a porch repair job
which we thought might be easy
but we found termites
June 23
on the trail, waiting,
she found an orange ladybug
shows her grandparents
June 30
still without answers
but it's good to talk again
about our questions
July 2
at the big-box stores
with all these products for cheap
here and conflicted
July 4
sometimes rowdy kids
will sit with you on the floor
to hear a story
July 8
the storm rolls northward
the beach campground says they'll close
we must pack our tents
[First Landing State Park, VA]
July 15
proud smiles and cheers
for her first time on two wheels
our youngest pedals
Jul 16
gentle winds today
but enough to fill our sails
on the Chesapeake
[Havre de Grace, MD]
July 18
we look in the lens
smile for future someone
family pictured
July 21
cousins in the stream
bounding along the boulders
abandon the trail
July 22
on top of the hill
children swing high in the wind
as if to take flight
July 23
canoe on the pond
rest for a quiet moment
paddle on my knees
July 24
Great-grandma Davis
says, to use all our taste buds,
ice cream must be licked
July 25
singing, we gather,
remember Grandma Charles
with her hymns of faith
July 27
three pairs of eyes read
from the same book on the couch
cousins at bedtime
July 28
thanks to my brother
who gave all of us a turn
riding his Onewheel
Jul 29
as kids we hiked here
but I didn't remember
the abundant ferns
[Spruce Mtn., Canadensis, PA]
Aug 4
Grammy pulls us close
gives each one a goodbye kiss
I love you, she says
Aug 6
no kitchen matches
to heat water for coffee
I walk to buy some
[back in Managua]
