5

soft tiny
your hand
face giggling in smile

below belly dance
leg can can kick style

grunt chuckle squeak
splarch
mouth full of cornstarch

lint velcro neck
V eyebrow arch

five months too fast
fast months to five
tummy time tango
jumping jack jive


(with apologies to e.e. cummings)

my maddonari

For those of you who have never gone to see "I maddonari" it is amazing.  Basically it is a time when local businesses sponsor an artist to create a chalk drawing.  The quality and diversity is great and when do you ever really sit down and talk to your children about Picasso's Cubism, Degas impressionism and the weird swamp monster picture that Trader Joe's sponsored.  The kids were inspired.

"SiCee"

Dirt burnished face,
   tarnished with love.
Tucked in the palm
   of a bachelor glove

Unraveled expression -
   yarn coif in tatters
My baby loves this baby
   and that's all that matters.

Tell me a story!