coffee

jet fuel for

the ambitious;

the aroma is nearly

as delicious;

a black dark roast

Open Roads

her tears

from years

of deep pain;

now free

to be me

open roads to gain

Helper

She warms my lap

and my heart;

while I make art.

Solitude

Alone again,

no breezes; no pain

Solitude’s sweet surrender

to the whole; most tender

Unpredictably Comfortable

They knew one another’s steps like a pair of well-fitting shoes;

Comfortably predictable

She bought a pair of glittery shoes; so unlike her; their next steps anew;

Unpredictably comfortable