My Heart in My Throat

My head in my hands
Old memories rattle me
My heart in my throat

Painting With My Niece

Painting with my niece
Making her Mother's Day gift
Our precious moments

In Memory of Patches

Heartbreaking moment
She held her cat lovingly
Life left its body

My friend and college roommate lost her pet cat, Patches, yesterday. Patches died at a ripe, old age of 15ish. Alison and I both had cats when we roomed together. Sadie died a few years ago, and now we lost Patches. I know some people think it's dorky to grieve over a pet, but these pets were our friends . . . and they were a source of fun and funny stories of our time we lived together in college.

Christmas Memories

A sweet, smiling face
A warm, comforting embrace
Christmas memories

Crayon-colored Memories

Awkward, lovely art . . .
Crayon-colored memories
Of you as a child.

Mom's Oven

Delicious cookies
Baking in my mom's oven:
Fresh-baked memories.

Confronted

Confronted. Your ghost
Appeared to me today, but
I was not haunted.