Big Date

She raids her closetFor a long-awaited dateNight out on the townWith someone incredibleSoon she’ll be en routeTo see the Christmas light showShe adorns herselfIn her best accessoriesDressed up to the ninesShe selects items saved forSpecial occasionsLike her favorite gray scarfSparkly stilettosOld Italian charm braceletKarl Lagerfeld purseTo calm her nerves she mixesHer favorite drinkA mug of…

Lessons From Nature Haibun

Supple Opal Surrounded by supple spring hens on the first day of school, I can’t help but wonder, am I not attractive anymore? Autumn Valley hikeBarren Yosemite FallsZero water drops I walk around campus, feeling like a ghost. A stunning twenty-something-year-old is hiding behind the art building, crying on the phone. “Why am I not…