April 8, 2025

finish up these pages
so the bagel can be eaten
so the laundry can be started
so the nap can be taken
so the cat meds can be obtained
so the lyra can be flown on
so the massage can be gotten
and so i can come back home
and be lonely
but not alone
[because these sweet animals
are my greatest buddies

besides my spouse]

April 24, 2024

a night without my kip
is like seventy nights with only two hours’ sleep
is like all the comfort of a big bed and no cover for warmth to keep
is like relying on noises to lull you, and finding nighttime in extreme silence
for the first time
ever.

a night without my kip
is not a night of
rest.

October 4, 2023

singing and dancing
and puppy walking
and cleaning
and not much eating
and a little less sleeping
and still some pining

when one kip’s away
the other kip will
try to play, but not do too great…