Pleasures of the Bathroom

Round like the full moon, shining white,

my newly installed fluorescent light.

Back Yard, July

Winter sunshine brings 

orange trumpet vines

curling and waterfalling

over my fence,

their tubular blooms

upthrusting, pointing towards

deep blue sky,

cold bright light.

Shared June 8 2019 at Poets United's PoetryPantry #482

Dragonfly in the Window

My friend Mickie (more properly Michelle)

gave me this blue glass dragonfly years ago

when I lived in another house

with my dear husband Andrew.

When we moved here, I hung it up high

in the soft light of the bathroom window

where its glowing beauty evokes 

memories of love and friendship –

A woman who lives in another State now.

We see each other sometimes, but seldom.

And the dead man who said that dragonflies 

would be the sign that he lives, in a different state.

A 'small stones' group on facebook is currently writing to the prompt, 'describe an item in your bathroom'.

Rescue Cat

Two years before she miaowed.

Still seldom and effortful, half-strangled.

She prefers to speak with her eyes

and body language. A focused stare, a nudge.

Only one year until purring began.

Sometimes, now, that lasts several minutes.