1990. Left Sided

I must be

In my creative

Mind

Because now

I always

First stretch

The left side.

Art

1989. Poetry Moment

Before

I had

A poetry

Moment...

Or it had me...

Like a sneeze.

It overcame me

Unexpectedly.

Now,

At least

Once in a while,

I can decide

When to be

Creative.

On Writing

1988. Why Pink Tights

Why

Pink tights

Instead

Of black ones?

The line

Shines

More divinely

In the mirror.

Art

1987. Pirouettes

What is it

When your

Pirouettes

Just work

Like magic?

A fine feeling

Of flying

For a moment...

Whirling...

With purpose,

Control,

Clarity,

And vision...

Landing....

In the air,

Suspended

By perfection.

Art

1986. Not Curious

Not wondering

Is a remarkable

Feeling

Of nothing,

Pleasant

In the absense

Of alternatives.

Long Relationships

1985. Blank

Feeling

Blank.

Once

Closed,

Now

Receptive.

Noticing,

But not

Alarmed,

By absence.

Where?

Not caring.

Is it

Empty?

Or freeing?

Long Relationships

1984. Ting

The strangest

Thing

About being

Married

In ballet class

Is the "ting"

Sound of a ring

As it hits

The barre

When you test

Your balance

While

Remembering

The fun

You had

The prior

Evening

Happily Married in San Francisco

1983. Cat Chatter

Did you know

That cats yowl,

Just in friendly

Chatter,

Not with

Each other

But with

Their human

Companions?

Overhearing

Their people

Conversing,

Cats get

Into the act

And talk back.

I wonder

If I'll ever

Correctly

Interpret

How her

Day went.

Life in San Francisco

1982. Long Relationships

Moms love

To give advice.

It's a hobby

That grows

More fun

As kids

Advance

In life.

If timely,

It's the best

Thing

A daughter

Could enjoy

From her

Mom.

Surprised?

Long Relationships

1981. And All is Well

Once you've

Recovered

From that

Little spat

And he hasn't

Quite yet,

You can sit

And smile.

Just wait a while

Till he realizes

All is well.

Happily Married in San Francisco

1980. Er, Welcome Back, I Guess...

I've returned!

He declared.

I didn't know

You'd gone,

I responded.

He wondered

A while

What might

Be amiss.

In his absence

I'd met

And married

A prince.

Happily Married in San Francisco

1979. Small Pleasures

Happiness

On a guilded

Plate

Comes

In small

Frozen

Packages.

There's

Very little

A spoonful

Of ice cream

Can't improve.

Happily Married in San Francisco

1978. Tax Day Evening

It's Tax day eve,

Or rather,

Tax day evening -

Just hours

Before

The deadline,

Now that

It's been stretched

To mid-October.

Not like New Years

Or Christmas

And even less

Like Easter,

It's the sound

Of grim typing

Nearby,

Someone knowing

It may be best

To file

In mid-March

Next year.

Happily Married In San Francisco

1977. A Misguided Flicker of Gratification

If he says

Something

He probably

Doesn't mean,

Do I

Have the right

To respond

In kind?

Certainly.

Why,

I know

It does no

Good

But only

Feels somewhat

Gratifying

In the moment.

Happily Married in San Francisco

1976. Roughshod

Funny

Riding roughshod

Over feelings

Never feels

As good

The next day

We realize it

Hours too late

After

At least some

Damage

Is done

Happily Married in San Francisco

1974. Riding Sunbeams

How can I
Keep
The beauty
Of the sky
In my mind's
Eye
At least
To remember
How it makes
My heart fly
As though
I could skip,
Dance, leap,
Soar, dive
Riding
On a sunbeam
As the day
Glides
Gracefully
Into night


Life in San Francisco

1973. Wowel

The cutest

Word in English

When mangled

By my husband

Who is Swedish

Is:

Wowel

(His way

Of saying

Vowel)

Happily Married in San Francisco

1971. G-d's Kaleidoscope

I'm not a misanthrope

I just prefer

G-d's kaleidoscope

As my family

Plays outside

With erector sets

Hoops and nets

I hear their happy cries

In summer time

And I enjoy their joys

As I watch from inside

The sky

At sunset

Long Relationships

1972. Becoming

Today

I became

A German

Teenager

In summertime

And a matador's

Spanish wife,

Next, a cygnet

And then

A fairy

Taking flight.

How can

One woman

Be

All these

In a single life?

See you in ballet

Class tonight.

Art in San Francisco

1970. Cheerful Evening Greeting

Doorbell rings

Honey shuffles

To the door

One earphone

Akimbo

As podcasts

Spin by

Double time

We kiss

Four or five

Times

And he reaches

For my hand

Wanting to feel

His and mine

Entwined

Happily Married in San Franciso

1969. Dinner Together. Who Needs to be Hungry?

A dialogue:

Honey,

You're not eating

Very much.

Did you have

A TV dinner?

Or maybe

A lot for lunch?

Honey,

I'm eating

(Keeping)

You company.

We both smiled.

He took my hand.

Happily Married in San Francisco

1966. Game Over

An ex-lover

Called me today

Asking me

How I am

And when he

Can meet

My new

Husband

...He what?

I felt

Like

Hanging up

After all

He's not

The man

I married

He has

No right

To call

Or ask me

Happily Married in San Francisco

1965. On Poet Laureate Al Young

Last weekend

We heard

Poet laureate

Al Young

We were happy

To see him

As he was

A venerable

Gentleman

Like Morpheus

Of the matrix

In his appearance

Strength

And warmth

Yet comfortably

Casual

Like the people

Who live here

He resonated

With the audience

His poems,

Though,

Couldn't hold

My attention

I remember

Only smatterings

He spoke of jazz

And he performed

His speech

Like rhythm

In music

He reminded me

Of a gentle

Scholarly

Professor

But my mind

Wandered

To my own

Writing

Why?

Later,

In the evening

I remembered

How I knew him

We saw him

The fourth

Of July

He and his

And me and mine

All collected

On a San Francisco

Hill

To watch

Colorful starbursts

In the sky

We didn't

Introduce ourselves

We stood nearby

Admiring

Another

Of the wonders

This lovely city

Provides us
We spoke briefly

Of the sparkling

Light

On Writing, Life in San Francisco

1964. Intractable

I am a most

Intractable

Person

Unwilling

To budge

Till I want

The outcome

About Women

1963. Purposeful Forgetting

I forgot

A poem

On purpose

Today

It contained

The word

Obey

About Women

1962. Poem without Personal Pronouns

Who?

A bird

A poet

A dancer

A lover

A wife

Meow

A cat's

Mother

Be

On Writing, About Women

1961. Married Bliss

Singing

A merry tune

The best way

To start

A Friday

Evening

At home

With my husband

Each of us

With a melody

In our heart

Happily Married in San Francisco

1960. Deep Freeze

My computer

Seized

Like a dead thing

Not moving

Or breathing

No systems

Working

Working in Startups, San Francisco

1959. Fly

Woman, bird

Soaring

Heart

Beating

Leaping

Diving

Singing

Why

Life, being

Is thrilling

About Women

1958. On Early Retirement

People dreaming
Of early retirement
Don't know why
They shouldn't
Want it
That's a whole
Lot of nothing
You've got
To fill
With something


This poem is a paraphrase of wisdom shared by my husband recently and my Mom regularly, both of whom think working keeps you young.


Finding Direction

1957. Revived

I can feel
A new life
Breathing
Inside me
Not yet
A child's
But mine
My husband
Has revived me
My mind
Was dormant
For a while


Happily Married in San Francisco

The meaning of this poem is that my husband's love re-started me as a poet - a happily married poet. To all those, who may be nosy, I'm not pregnant. What I've written above is a metaphor.

1956. Holding Me Tight

I can tell by
How tightly
He holds me
That he needs
Me
As much
As I need him


Happily Married in San Francisco

1955. One Tear Transcendant

I had one tear
Left for my
Husband
After all the oceans
My soul bled
For other men
I feared
He'd never find
Me
Now he
And I
Are One


Happily Married in San Francisco

(Note to readers: this was actually my first poem written since the poems I wrote in December and January - when I first met my husband. The numbers are out of order. See #1934, titled, "Better Than Expensive" for an early introduction to my husband - on one of our first dates.)

1954. Advance Planning Works

On March 30,
2008,
I planned
And created
My husband.
My notes,
Really wishes,
Described him
Exactly.
It's uncanny.
Today,
We both stared
Amazed
To see
The precision
Of my notebook's
Predictions.


Happily Married in San Francisco

1953. Just to Entertain Us

Gliders fly
Fast, low, and high
At Ft. Funston
Beach
And cliffs
Just five
Short minutes
From where
We live
Winds just right
We can see
Them soaring
While we're kissing
Wave-side


Happily Married in San Francisco

1952. A Little More Action

We're walking
With our
Talking
Planning
And Living
Just who
We want
To be


Happily Married in San Francisco

1951. Just Because

Honey,
I'm happy
We're married
And to be
Your wife
And that
You're
My husband.
What other
Reason
Do I need
For big smiles?


Happily Married in San Francisco

1950. Glowing

You say,
I'm glowing.
Is it showing?
I'm happy
To be
A married
Woman.
I'm not yet
Pregnant,
You bitch.


Happily Married in San Francisco

1949. Happy in Marriage

A day off
Bliss
Stretch, roll
And kiss


Happily Married in San Francisco

1948. Strength from Fears

"I'm just a man,"
He thinks,
"Full of wants,
Needs and fears."
That's not what
I see.
From where
I stand
He gives me
The strength
To tame
Our dragons
And fill our
Life's basket
With plenty


Happily Married in San Francisco

1947. The Real Fantastic

Little spat
Followed by
Hugs
And foot rubs
...Love...
A lasting
Promise
That's fantastic


Happily Married in San Francisco

1946. New Days

Bedroom wonder
Getting better
Each day
After the other
There'll never be
Another
Skills
Learned together
Are the best ever


Happily Married in San Francisco

1945. Ascent to Heaven

A lot of men
Broke my heart
But one man,
For his part,
Is building me up
...He's my husband


Happily Married in San Francisco

1944. Earthly Divine

My guy
He's not perfect
And hasn't been
For a while
But he's mine
And that's divine


Happily Married in San Francisco

1943. Zoom

Met and married
In under
Six months
Who would have
Thunk it?


Happily Married in San Francisco

1942. A New Couples World

Engagement
Seems
To mean
We need
New friends.
We find
Ourselves
Happily
Exiled
From
Singles Land.
We're seeking
To meet
Other couples,
Who are
Happy -
Faithfully
Loving
Each other -
And looking
For good
Couples
To befriend.


Being Social as a Couple

1941. Warm Spring Morning

Soft linen
Fresh cut grass
Rustling leaves
Flowers and
Sunlit warmth
Gently fill me
And my senses


Life in San Francisco

1940. Senses Come to Life

Bliss is:
Soft sheets
Sunlight and
Your kiss
And touch
The promise
Of our love
Plus
Anticipating
At least
As much
Every glorious
Morning
Of our lives


Long Relationships

1938. Whole in Gold

Wedding land
Pretty bands
Diamonds and
Yellow gold
Loving
Every minute
I get to hold
Your hand


Long Relationships

1937. The Elements of Family

Mommy, Daddy,
Where do we
Come from?
You, our eldest,
Come from the magic
Sunlit dust
In the center
Of a redwood stand.
And little you,
You come from
The ocean spray
At the top of waves.
And me, Mommy?
You come from
The warm breeze
In June.
And you, our youngest,
Come from the spark
Of our home's hearth.
Together we are eternal -
Earth, Water, Air, and Fire.


Long Relationships

1936. Shake or Date

"Shake or Date"
Allows you to Rate, Fake or Shake
A Date.
What a better way to relate!
It's an entertainment application
For iPod touch and iPhone only.
I want to play!


Shake or Date is available now on Apple's App Store.

YouTube video teaser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTLgBkTGYB4

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1935. Better Than Dreams

The man I love
The one
Who'll marry me
I don't need
To write him poetry
His love and our
Lives together
Are far, far better
Than any fantasy


Dating

1934. Better Than Expensive

Your gifts
Of warm pastries
And hot cocoa
Spiced with rum
While we cuddle
On line
At the ice rink
Dreaming
Of holding hands
And gliding
Together
On the ice
Show me
So clearly
You're the type
Of guy for me


Dating

1933. Clearly Differentiated

After strings
Of disappointing
Relationships
When one man
Treats
You really well
His difference
Is remarkably
Clear


Dating

1932. Years Counted in Seconds

I see a clock
Silently
It goes tick, tock
As every second
Passes,
I wonder how
Many years
Are there
Still to wait
Till I
Start
A life
Together
With a man
Who'll love me
Forever


About Women

1931. Take a Number

I'm sorry
Could you say
Who this is?
It's me:
____ _____.
Oh.
I'm sure
A busy man
Like you
Understands.
When I didn't
Hear
From you,
I
Erased
Your name
And replaced
It
With
Five
Others.


Dating

1930. Live in Color or in Greyscale - It's Your Choice

An introspection in prose:

Some believe a lack of neediness will lead you faster to your goals. I believe that lacking a sense of deep and profound need - for a certain relationship or even for non-essential items - is actually a fast way to miss out on all the real intensity and joy in life. By lacking a deep feeling of need for the non-essentials you want, you might get lucky and experience fewer of life's sorrows. But you'll certainly miss out on the intense pleasure of getting Exactly what you want Exactly when you want it. There's little enjoyment in getting something you no longer really need or want. Lacking the need for life's non-essentials means that you've greyed out all the color in your life - and settled for plain oatmeal. By contrast, intense need and fulfillment -- for education, accomplishment, purchases, experiences, deep and mutual romantic love - provide rich, multifaceted, delicious, lasting, and all encompassing pleasure in every stage - in the anticipation, during the fulfillment, and after the fact. Heck, that's what life is for. Most of life's joy is in the imagination, active pursuit, and intensely fulfilled experience of our heart's strongest felt desires. Live life intensely to get the best of it. It makes the whole endeavor worthwhile.


Finding Direction

1929. More Than Whole

Blind in one eye
Can you see clearly
Into my heart
Your art
In generously
Sharing your time
And affection
Make you more
Than whole
To me


Dating, Admiring Men

1927. Not Married, Just Swedish

Are your parents
Still married?
No, they're
Swedish,
He responded
To me
Smiling wistfully.
He wants
A traditional
Lasting marriage
And family
Unknown
In his own
Life's experience.


Dating, Admiring Men

1924. Test of Value

Tell a man
A secret
And see if
He hurts you
With it
If he does
He's worth
Nothing
Good riddance
To him


Dating

1923. Show Me State

I'm now
From Missouri.
It speaks more
To me
As the state
Where
People say,
Show me;
Then, maybe,
I might
Believe
What you
Say is true.


Dating

1922. You First

Men who are
Interested in
Me physically
Must also
Show me
Their love
Runs much
Deeper
And that
They'll
Make me
Their top
Priority
Before
They get
Any
Of my
Attention


Dating

1921. Only You

You
Are who's
Most
Important
To you
So there's
No room
For two
In your life


Dating