Red’s warm head rests
On my foot
As we loll in bed
At two on a winter day.
Tag: a river of stones
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Grocery Stone
Weaving down aisles,
I bump carts with women
who wear framed glasses
that remind me of my own,
and I wonder if they stay up
late like me, reading poetry,
jotting down dreams.
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Shopping at Shangri-La
Christmas Shopping at the Chinese Restaurant
Pashmina shawl, teal green,
an abacus pencil sharpener,
wasabi-spiced dried peas,
the aroma of yak butter tea
as a waitress passes with a tray.December 21
Balanced On the Edge 