by Kelly

our wind chimes buck like

rodeo horses on the

eve of Valentine’s

by Alison

families love

and families hurt -

cold rain shocks the skin

by Alison

.

we spend half an hour

on the couch looking at cute

arctic animals

by Kelly

I love you, he says

his voice full of morning phlegm –

the furnace kicks on

Or

the furnace kicks on –

his voice full of morning phlegm

he says I love you

by Kelly

that same old boyfriend

wanes and waxes in my mind

white frost on roof tops

by Alison

.

.

.

The Incident:

While I spread jelly

she choo-choos her chair

onto my sockless big toe!

.

Denial:

I howl she giggles

I cry harder she laughs more - 

my big toe turns blue

.

Awareness:

when she realizes

she hurt me she cries, “I want

to hurt my toe too!”

.

Forgiveness:

Instead we share hugs -

“It was just an acc - i -lent”

she tells me head down.

.

by Alison

we are imperfect

in the ways we show our love -

brown speckled leaves

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 Kelly

People either love

beets or hate them. No wonder

we’re friends. We love them.

Here’s my newest beet recipe. Alison, you simply MUST try this:

Roasted Beets with Carmelized Onions and Feta