my favorite jeans
have gone missing, probably
to that place socks go.

disappearing bees
have everyone buzzing,
or at least they should.

Tags: agriculture, honey bees, pollenation, crops

shut the doors on him;
let him play the fool nowhere
but in his own house.

(in honor of Scott’s new blog)

Tags: shakespeare, hamlet, stalking the bard

love’s not emotion,
not a mere declaration;
it lives in action.

old service station
has been overtaken by
the coffee shop king.

Tired weekends wilt to the pressure of Monday’s dawn.
Always wish they’d hold out, but the pattern trudges on.
…

hope sings softly now
like a child’s voice before it
gathers confidence.

photo: Tom@HK

as the fear subsides,
we often laugh at ourselves
for having felt it.

after fear sets in
and all we sense is peril,
perceptions can change.

not sure if I should
write about gaining pain or
just losing a tooth.

Tags: oral surgery, dentistry, wisdom teeth

preaching abstinence
is hampered when preachers don’t
act accordingly.

Tags: nuclear proliferation, hypocrisy