Tanka: Winter Solstice
The day is so short
Especially in the East
Too short to notice
Where the weather has turned cold
And spring is so far away.

Tanka: Winter Solstice
The day is so short
Especially in the East
Too short to notice
Where the weather has turned cold
And spring is so far away.
Crispy leaves lie still
Wind comes and sends these leaves home
Home is a leaf pile.
So much bravery
a selfless act of fate
credit not given.
youth
The Easter bunny is pink or sometimes light blue
The Leprechauns gold is so shiny and new
Cupid brings love as a heart and a bow
A Smurf is a light shade of true Indigo
Santa brings candy to all of the youth
The Fairy comes back for yet one more lost tooth.
official
In my dream there is an email in my inbox. The email is from one of the literary agents I have sent a query letter to. I look at the email with some suspicion. Am I prepared for another rejection? If I get my hopes up and it is another rejection it is that much farther I fall. If I maintain a negative attitude and wait until tomorrow to open this email am I holding off my success?
Oh, it is killing me to sit with my finger hovering over the enter key, knowing my cursor is already on the email to open it. Slowly, I press the enter key. The email loads. It starts out the same, “thank you for your interest in our agency”, but instead of “we are sorry” the emails says “we would like to talk to you further about representing you and your picture book!” OMG! Am I really reading this! It is official! My first offer for representation.
Then suddenly my eyes flutter open. Just a dream. I think I need to go back to sleep.
All Hallows Eve starts
to make you scared and fearful
of the dark and night.
Halloween
Children eat candy
Parents think about dentists
Candy is gone now.
Play hard, work hard, leaves fall free
Piles for now will be