Mom is gone today.
I sit and play dollhouse with
my two little girls.

Splashing in the pool,
Emi and Annie and I.
Mizu no oto.

Sitting in the shade
eating chocolate ice cream -
a six-year-old girl.

You must be quite lost
strutting by the Interstate -
pretty blue peacock.

Months and months go by.
Why does it take me so long
to paint the kitchen?

Still awake in bed,
I take a sleeping pill and
then drift off to sleep.

A fish named Red sleeps,
never to be forgotten,
under the red bud.

What a day today.
Is there anything worse than
looking for a job?

Oh, Angelina
pretentious little mouseling -
When is Arthur on?

With loathing and dread
I position the floor jack -
Time to change my brakes.

Lying in my bed
composing silly haiku -
I wish I could sleep!