by Alison

While Grandma visits

daughter asks amazed, “Was you

a little baby?”

by Alison

in the seafood shack

parking lot, brothers argue

over politics

by Alison

breaking my heart she

cries for her cousin Darcy

the whole long ride home

by Alison

a jam-packed vacay

loving friends, cousins, our niece -

I forget haiku

by Alison

puppy tuckered out

kiddo in bed - we cuddle

into the quiet

by Alison

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.

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morning:

I play dolls with kid

throw the Kong ball to puppy

and play dolls some more

.

later:

instead of rushing

to the store we meet up with

a caterpillar

.

afternoon:

I scream in the car

a tick on my tummy while

driving to Walmart

.

dinnertime:

8:57

kid’s still eating mac and cheese

puppy looks for crumbs

.

bedtime:

husband sick in bed

nursing a cup of miso

daughter rubs her eyes

.

night time:

pup goes out for one

last poop I close my eyes and

listen to crickets

by Alison

in his heart he wants

to take care of everyone -

the computer hums

by Alison

I overhear him

on the phone trying to help -

outside kids hunt eggs

by Alison

we don’t always see

eye to eye but come share a

pot of tea with me

by Alison

my heart is racing -

cats, puppy, husband, daughter

everyone wants me