Miss Erway
late edition

Watching a slide show
Of a Moroccan journey
Heavily sighing

3/31

A closing to March
It is nearing two o'clock
Forecasting cold rain.

WEEKENDER

PACIFICO
3/29

Pomegranate juice
mixed with my margarita
rimmed with salt and lime.

SUNDAY
3/30

A glass of Pinot
cut and pedicured toe nails
my armpit hair waxed!

3/28

Finally approved
Of much needed assistance
A new beginning

"BLOWIN' IN THE WIND"
3/27

Singing lullabies
At night, remembering A
Once Upon a Time.

SEYMOUR OUR TREE FROG
3/26

Watching Polly stare
At chirping crickets living
In the vacant room

NASTY NAILS
3/25

That famous psychic
Sylvia Brown shits out books
Like no one's business.

FEELING (Big Sigh)
3/24

Having no options
I have been dealing with this
Close to sixteen years

WEEKENDER

FERRA DESIGNS
3/23

Boot prints in the dust
Birds in industrial parks
Odd shapes in the ground.

MR. WOLF
3/22

A tall magician
Puts small needles in my skin
Releasing bad things

DOING WHAT I WANT
3/21

I am not skipping
I am just making Friday
Part of the weekend.

TRILEPAL TO KEPPRA
3/20

My medication
Makes me extremely tired
Rising very late

I AM SO TIRED TODAY
3/19

It is amazing
How good coffee makes one feel
Splendid for headaches.

GOD
3/18

Imagining god,
(whatever god may stand for)
Cutting me some slack.

WALLS
3/17

Painted the corner
A pretty dark honey shade
Then books will go up.

WEEKENDER

DR.SKETCHY
3/15

Drawing burlesque girls
Decorated with tassels
And platform high heals.

SEAGULLS
3/16

Home Depot seagulls
Pecking empty paper bags
Squawking at the view

RABBITS
3/14

Chocolate rabbits
Have sex with peanut butter
Hatching flying eggs.

DEVILS
3/13

I am feeling sad
This body no longer mine
But that of devils-

OBSERVATION
3/12

Observing this life
Walking is a luxury
two rocks and two sticks.

MONA LISA
3/11

Da Vinci painted
Beautiful Mona Lisa
Her eyes sensual

LISTS
3/10

My list begins with
General practitioners
A dentist and LOWE'S

WEEKENDER

RAIN
3/8

It has been raining
Today is no exception
Making bodies hurt

3/9

I went to visit
With little horse and small sheep
OH how soft they were

LUNCH
3/7

Finally home care
After waiting all these months
Someone will make lunch.

So it had begun

HAIKU
2/21

Paper so lovely/
Open a greeting you will/
Find a peaceful heart.

DOG SHOWS
2/23

A dog here and there/
And their trainers walking with/
Ugly brown shoes on.

CAT
2/24

Polly is my cat/
She is most extremely fat/
With pretty green eyes

EYES
2/25/08

My eyes hurt today/
Like little daggers poking/
Excruciating.

MOTHS
2/26

We have moths at home/
And Polly dances with them/
Hairballs and mothballs

SOUP
2/27/

My mother was there/
Stirring her hot carrot soup/
Boiling up bubbles

WARHOL
2/28/08

Andy Warhol has/
Paintings and photos and films/
And ugly screen prints.
‘
Weekender
2/29-3/1

Thirty blocks downtown/
A lot for a girl like me/
Tired by the end.

I have learned quickly/
That it is essential to/
Cherish my body.

I walked this weekend/
But not to Coney Island/
Like someone I know.

BEDROOM
3/2

The cleaning woman/
Skipped the bedroom completely/
I thought this was odd


POLITICS
3/3

Karen visited/
We spoke about politics/
Watching the rain fall

WED.
3/5

She comes every week/
Parading around my house/
As if she lives here

DOGS
3/6

Doctors love models/
And charts pointing like children/
Drooling like infants