black top hat

oddly out of place in broad daylight
makes the day seem an occasion to celebrate

lying in meditation

lying in meditation i experience a few moments of "in the moment" living and i realize just how "out of the moment" i have been

reading to my children

my voice catches and tears escape
"mom stop!" they plead
and i remember
the terror of my mother's tears

in salabhasana (locust pose)

we kiss our mats
and i feel at one
with the earth

my toenails

freshly painted, "I'm not just a waitress" red
sparkle and delight!

kites-

hundreds of them
hover in the air
like a swarm of insects

otherworldly

the sky so blue
and cloudless
it looks unreal