January 31, 2012

NaHaiWriMo

shortest 

everlasting month

light bulb

goes off

tutoring joys

fighting off

a cold

tutoring

student makes

my dinner

January 30, 2012

new plantings

around the hot tub

pinwheels spin

three cockers

bathed and groomed

sporting kerchiefs

homework corrected

as cats sleep

January 29, 2012

raindrops bouncing

in the hot tub

a sparrow skitters past

writing stories

and blog posts

snuggling with pets

baking brownies

reading and napping

January 28, 2012

dragons 

breathing fire

son runs 100 miles

Rachmaninoff’s 3rd

reading in my recliner

cat purrs

quiet day

few chores

reading fantasy

napping

hot tub soak

January 27, 2012

colored lights

twinkling

crescent moon

running errands

visit with a friend

cleaning closets

therapy appointment

sunny day

January 26, 2012

after snow rain ice

a sunny day

robins hunting worms

splitting headache

pushing through

tutoring students

dental check-up

quiet evening

January 25, 2012

pouring rain

soaking in

the hot tub

tutoring

at Student Link

teaching

my bridge class

good vet visit

January 24, 2012

geese honk above the hot tub

life resumes

after the big snow

tutoring, errands

doctor’s appointment

exhaustion sets in

January 23, 2012

a new haircut

for a new year

dragons soar overhead

snow melting

branches picked up

yard cleaned

new haircut

reading with Sasha

January 22, 2012

rain soaked snow

sliding off

the blue metal roof

new yard lights

protect the dogs

helping a student

write a paper

napping and reading

January 21, 2012

shoveling snow

for the last time

again

melting snow

tree branches rebound

squirrel jumps

roads clear

running errands

snow sliding off

my blue metal roof

reading and napping

January 20, 2012

fibromyalgia

pains lessen

hot tub soak

shoveling snow

one last time

neighbor stops to talk

chauffeured to

therapy appointment

after nearly 24 hours

power returns

major snow melt

January 19, 2012

housebound

snow and ice storms

freshly baked brownies

snow covered bushes

faerie homes with

twinkling lights

shoveling snow

a hummingbird

flits by my nose

snow days

peace and beauty

reading and chores

vet braves icy roads

more shoveling

January 18, 2012

cyclamen peeks

out of thick

snow blanket

holiday lights

shining through

snow cover

snow day

how wonderful

shoveling snow

reading and napping

soaking in the hot tub

January 17, 2012

birds chirping

four different songs

hot tub music

tutoring 

at student link

reading

an excellent book

approaching snowstorm

January 16, 2012

the ground slides

a friendship

teeters

snow draping

bare branches

evergreens droop

difficult day

hard to find

my path

reading with

my pets

January 15, 2012

catching snowflakes

on my tongue

hot tub soak

mid January 

winter finally arrives

first snowfall

son completes HURT100

placing 17th

January 14, 2012

soaking

in the hot tub

firs dancing

day begins

and ends 

with hot tub soaks

while son runs 

100 mile trail race

January 13, 2012

ailing cat

starts eating

sunny winter day

appointments

sick cat

tutoring

vet visit

happy ending

January 12, 2012

full moon

behind firs

dog barks

hot tub 

delivered

working

tutoring

running errands

January 11, 2012

pinks and oranges

watching the sunrise 

through the firs

busy Wednesday

tutoring

teaching

therapy

vet visit

January 10, 2012

walking 

to the mailbox

surrounded by pines

devising curriculum

for two students

quiet afternoon

reading with pets

after tutoring one more

January 9, 2012

first to greet

Native Americans

intrepid Vikings

Brahms symphonies

a good book

snuggling with pets

disjointed beginning

day improves

taking a nap and

reading a great book

surrounded by pets

January 8, 2012

January thaw

without a December freeze

robins feasting

twelve muddy 

cocker paws

winter rains

laundry and chores

starting to piece

tops for four quilts

reading and napping

with Sasha and Thackeray

January 7, 2012

teleporting

past brake lights

my thoughts

reading with Sasha 

Tchaikovsky’s Sixth

surrounds us

writing

a new blog post

chatting

with a dear friend

reading and napping

January 6, 2012

tutoring math

students’ eyes glaze over

daydreaming

errands galore

chatting with friends

tutoring geometry

fighting infection

holiday lights twinkle

January 5, 2012

cold crisp day

outside the window

a humming bird

work week ends

with one student

to tutor

one book finished

another started

January 4, 2012

vet visit

furry friends

clamor for treats

tutoring

four students

teaching

my bridge class

vet visit

January 3, 2011

winter break ends

students return

a mug of hot tea

geometry

algebra II

lots of math tutoring

afternoon spent

reading and napping

Wordle 37

An Expected Loss

A shovel-shaped cloud

drifts across the sky

as friends stop by.

An expected loss 

brings them together

but even though expected,

the loss brings pain

and reminiscing.

Letters are exchanged,

friendships strengthened.

As the day winds down

plum sweaters are

knitted from the yarn

left by the loved one,

each stitch an act of love.

Process: I just found out about this wonderful site The Sunday Whirl where 12 words are given in what is termed a wordle and the trick is to write a poem using the words.  I wrote this on Sunday when I was thinking about the new year and losses as well as pluses.  This is my first attempt at this but it was fun.  I've sifted it and rethought it and now even though it still feels a bit unpolished, I'm putting it up.  

The words for the week are: drift, plum expected loss sweaters yarn stop friends letters stitches, wind, and shovel.

January 2, 2012

pouring rain

beating on skylights

cat purrs

snuggling with

cats and dogs

wind howls

pouring rain

stiff winds

holiday lights blowing

reading and napping

with my pets

January 1, 2012

the mermaid and I

wash hair together

New Year’s Day

through the firs

sunlight dapples

the rainbow flag

reading

writing

napping

snuggling

with pets