31st August 2007

Pickle on my lap,
While I make Tony a tail,
For self-expression.

30th August 2007

Dogs race in circles,
Around straw bales on the marsh,
Sitting pert like breasts.

29th August 2007

Wash up and brush teeth,
Make porridge and feed the birds,
Clear internal space.

28th August 2007

Micro Burning Man
Plays out with intensity,
And flaming chaos.

27th August 2007

Glimpse of country world -
Diaspora from city
Sleep on grass with bugs.

26th August 2007

Family-friendly
Participation and play,
Unleashes music.

25th August 2007

Baby James is wet,
Enjoying bath, water, skin;
Learning while we watch.

24th August 2007

Picking blackberries,
Yvonne shows me how to live,
I taste and follow.

23rd August 2007

Rain pours from grey sky,
Inside I wear shower cap,
Longing for sunshine.

22nd August 2007

I sluice warm water,
Over folds of well worn flesh;
Now child scrubs parent.

21st August 2007

Girls bring round Barbie,
For social pleasures before
Her final send off.

20th August 2007

Walking, thinking time,
A vague unease surfaces,
Something is missing.

19th August 2007

After cage-free night,
Crystal and I, exhausted,
Choose to snooze at home.

18th August 2007

We old dears watch as
Two young deer bend to nibble
Our gift of apple.

17th August 2007

Market's bold colours
Still inspire my rebel style.
I buy stripey tights.

16th August 2007

Contained for comfort,
Lolly's agrophobia,
Makes roaming too wild.

15th August 2007

Knotting into grass,
Hiding from our sudden steps,
Small snake camouflaged.

14th August 2007

'Homes and Gardens' look,
Mediterranean style,
From top to bottom.

13th August 2007

Dex strokes Lollypop;
"She sounds like a squeaky wheel",
Guinea pig delight.

12th August 2007

Giving it some arse
I shimmy in my hot pants,
But Jasmine's shoes win.

11th August 2007

Yomi's garden scene,
Linda sees, Emily seen,
Refracted in gold.

10th August 2007

Visitors fill house,
Unwanted guests caught in comb,
Ungratious hostess.

9th August 2007

Walking through colour,
Cacophany of voices,
In search of nectar.

8th August 2007

Return to Hackney,
Shallow breathing flattened air,
Urban web in glass.

7th August 2007

Feeding families,
Involves continuous work
At sink for mothers.

6th August 2007

Light sparkles through trees,
Catching on silk-covered stream,
Earth pungeant with life.

5th August 2007

Childhood fantasy,
Of nomadic life fulfilled,
On sheepskin in tent.

4th August 2007

Abundant garden,
Veg - fresh plucked or dug for lunch,
Artechokes bolted.

3rd August 2007

I envy small cat,
Who with ruthless knowing says:
"I want this, not that."

2nd August 2007

Weeding seems pointless.
I ponder garden's purpose;
My life alien.

1st August 2007

Being together,
Keeping our troubles hidden,
Warmth brings some solace.