Practiced truest Rouxs
Gumbo for the weekends roots
on the weekdays too
Practiced truest Rouxs
Gumbo for the weekends roots
on the weekdays too
Lisa Frank. Chess games
Monopoly. Connect four
Dodgeballs. Roller skates
Coffee with my pie
Then ice cream in my coffee
Milk in my green tea
Shamed! I have a prompt
My half drafts, rough drafts, final!
Winds says let it go
Dear Stevie Wonder
You sang “nevertheless” yet
was it Bach or Brahms
Now as an adult
Woody had problems for real
The attachment? Sad.
I missed five summers
On brinks to forget the sun
the shut in taught me
My Life’s Summers Truths
A Haiku Experience
A brew to enjoy
Typewriters have names
My memory’s touch fifth love
Sounds that tells through taps
When the beets churn red
The hypertension stays low
A woman’s graced age

The beat I know by heart is the sound of my own drum combined with treading rhythms of toddlers tapping on hardwood floors, and a teenager opening up a bag of chips for a late night snack.
Perhaps I’ve unlocked a new superpower?
I had no clue about the life of “the middle aged woman”. Some days when away from my reality, I enjoy taking walks inside of my mind. I’m usually either building underground cities, admiring future imaginaries, or watching myself plan to write something like this.
It’s the most recurring outer body experience, just like sipping on beet juice.
Detoxifying, weight managing, cognitive functioning, it’s a win. But most importantly, drinking beet juice is refreshing.
I’ve been revitalized, and can carry on throughout the rest of my day…