contemplating
the monty hall problem
does it change anything
if the contestant would rather
have the goat than the car

             frost warnings
as though they believed
         in an afterlife
the tulips fold themselves
         into pyramids

zooming in
on the bug nebula
during my lunch hour
is it a butterfly
or bow-tie pasta


bug nebula image:


http://tinyurl.com/yd5sw44

no more rooms
at the beacon motel
two magnolias
spend another night
under the stars

The sign for the Beacon Motel was purchased and restored by the owner of a car wash in Pacific, MO.

for Noor:

for centuries
this unjust war
waged against women
when did we stop
honoring our daughters

easter marked
by tall tales
just like st. peter
the vatican
still in denial

the forsythia letting go
of its yellow crosses
I censor myself from all
the things I could have said
this easter sunday

content not to make
any headlines
the redbuds don
their purple vestments
for holy week

so many
delicate faces
at the orchid show
sometimes our greatest strength
is our fragility

flipping
the calendar
to april fool's day
why do I think today
will be any different?