Does Defining It Make It Disappear?

"I was so confused
Super confused and baffled.
It was baffling."

Married to Perfection

Every last detail
To the fraction of an inch
Tyranny of now

Midnight in the Valley of Cheese and Crackers

"Sometimes I am good,
And sometimes bad. That makes me
An interesting kid."

Nocturnal Rejection

Laughing with others
"Ugh, what are you doing here?"
"Dude, this is my dream."

Data Correction at 4.583 years

"Are you from the Moon?"
"Earth is the only planet
That supports life, Dad."

After Mouthful of Kolache and Avacado

"I'm not a big pig,
Not even a miniature hog.
You silly Daddy."

Can't Copyright An Idea

Made in the image
Expression of faith
Only sin is lack

Something Other than Trouble

Beautiful desire
Soul reminds body and mind
Nudging toward the truth

Most Awful Dream Ever

"Watch me go Mommy!"
Frozen fear 10 stories high
A puddle of flesh

Heart Throb Flashbacks

Grand palpitations
Back to seventeen all week
Thank God I am not

To Love, Honor, and Say Nay

To say no to pain
For the sake of their dear hearts
A precious success

Happy Family

There is a Crack in Everything

The projects that make
Me most proud are also the
Most disappointing

Lustfulness

Wanting, longing, — what?
Dreams repeat but are contained
Socially estranged

"Yeah, But Now the Rudder Won't Work and the Plane Won't Turn," He Said

Daddy put a band
From the wing to the tail
To stabilize it

Impossible Opposites

"What's the opposite
Of the ocean? Of a train?
Of my baby toe?"

Recovering Chair Incident

A stupid mistake
He bangs right through and SMACK
Left the bottom out

"America's Original Pterodactyls!"

"Why do we have bats?"
"Do other cities have bats?"
"I know what bats are!"

Tired Eyes

"My eyes are tired
Because they just keep seeing
Where I need to go."

First Minor League Baseball Game

First glance at first pitch
Peering over the home plate
A grand-slam home run

Best Black Chalk

Pterodactyl Sand Painting

Scientific Process

"Experiencing"
Flatten down brown rice with spoon
An "experiment"

Airport with Tower

Kayak 2

What's Your Ex-Count?

Dreamed I met his wife
A wild theatre party
Smiling strangely nice

Violent Violet

Remembering the Olympics

"I'm imagining
Holding a card that says "10"
Which is a sports score."

I was just hacked by my four year old.

i am going to the crestview iga with my mommy emily.

Yes. That's Exactly How It Happened

"Were you a playwright
And then became my mommy
Who is a playwright?"

Waking With a Start to Go Search Facebook

Dreaming of a face
"Don't you remember me? Try!"
My first-grade boyfriend?!?

Improvising Song in Reference to Magic School Bus in Outer Space

"Ring around the moon"
"Rocket full of astronauts"
Not skipping a beat

Father's Day

Picks my children's play
Has a lager by the lake
What a good, true dad

A Christmas Story In June

Anger Management

"Don't be frustrated!"
"Police or fire engine —
Put you in the garbage!"

Yin-Yang

"Look at his jacket
It's like the sign in Uncle
P's car - black and white"

Licorice Patterns

Our House with Blue Sky White Clouds and Green Grass

Picture of Fruits in a Bowl

Green Grass and the Grey Rocks

Creative Name Calling

"You big doughnut hole."
"You peanut butter cookie."
"You messy sand box."

Calling in the Lawyers Already

"Don't do that, okay?"
"What are you, a lawyer?"
"Where did you hear that!?!"

Definition of a Two Year Old

"I remember now.
A two year old is really
a miniature kid."

Alphabet Soup

Hunk O' Hunk O' Burning Gas

"Love you to the sun
And that's a very hot love
Isn't it, Mommy?"

Sons and Fathers

"You might be right, son,"
He said about the planets
"...and you might be wrong."

The Kid Can Tell A Joke!

"What person can jump
Higher than a mountain? ALL –
... Mountains don't jump!"

Peacock Turkey

The Solar System

Watercolors

Burning Midnight Oil

"Wake up Mommy. Now!
You have to read me this book.
Read it to me NOW!"

Is Your Mamma A Llama?

Visioning Prayers

The produced script goes
To Cannes and New York Times
I get full reports

Child Therapy

"I will calm you down
You and Daddy, by singing
'Rock a bye baby.'"

Facebook Fallout

Tennessee Williams
Pledged to carry me away
Nudged his knee aside

Four Hearts

Our House

Rainbow

Rainbow, Ocean, and Sun

Piano #1

Two Roads

Sand and Grass

Insomnia

"I can't go to sleep
Because my stomach's empty
My head is too full"

Anniversary of My Parents' Death

February 5
I was with them both, thank God
Coffee cups and art

Mommy & Me

Space Mission Number One

"Let's land on the moon
To rescue man in the nose
Of the man in the moon."

Baby Rattle Tree

Honda

More Vocabulary

"I heard you knocking:
So I investigated
What was that strange noise."

What Will You Be When You Grow Up

"A pilot and driver
All the things I want to be
One at a time, slow"

Inventive Language

"I'm crying because
You don't underxplain it to me
And you won't listen"

Sledding in Michigan

"Wheeeeee!
I never did that before!
That was terrific!"

Dreaming Richard Gere

Made me feel relaxed
Comforting without conflict
But still was married

The Fat Cat Sat on a Hat with a Bat

"Yes, We Don't."

It means, "I think we
don't want to do something that
we're supposed to do."

With that Slow Southern Style

They were watching us
Almost kiss at the party
Left him wanting more

The Riverhouse

There I was again
The flood waters were coming
Washing things away

Lost In Space

"I forgot, Mommy...
What planet do we live on.
Do we live on Earth?"

Famous Blue Raincoat

Met Leonard Cohen
And saw myself reflected
In his deep brown eyes

"The Bottom of this Airplane is Very Peculiar," and Other Detailed Observations

"Do cars have bodies?"
"I'm making the car's body."
"Do humpbacks drive cars?"

Lesson from Dora

"Humpback whales use their tails
To make big, big, ocean waves
Not their little mouths."

Deeper Than He Knows

"Our little kitty
Was trying to find herself
Playing hide and seek."

Dream Office

Smelling of ivy
Bookshelves from floor to ceiling
Drawers full of new selves

Interesting Word Choices

"I feel extinguished."
"Really big humongous signal."
"Look. It's a big boy!"

Tired of Playing Shakespeare

A new audition
Second chance at Lady M.
Get "A Night Watchman"

...But What I Really Liked Most at the Zoo Was the Trains

"Black and white costumes
Swimming like flying forward
Dive down and go up"

Little Pig Wakes Up Crying At Midnight

"Wolf came and he blowed
My water and food and stuff
Blowed it all away!"

Opportunity or Not

Waiting in the wings
A maze of new construction
Circular progress

Pearls of Wisdom

Near the stadium
Freshwater pearls on the ground
Ownership unknown

No Country for Restless Sagittariuses

In-law addition
Tommy Lee Jones, Tess Harper
Drowning in cement

Go, Team!

"That's funny, Mommy.
Come on, laugh like me - HA HA!
Yea, that's the spirit!"

"I Don't Like Lady Doctors..."

"Sick in my tummy
In my red heart that goes boom..."
She is "too friendly"

Pretty Man Dream

A much younger man
Determined to prove his love
Doubting his vision

Bathtub Thoughts

"Will I have magic
Powers someday? — I hope no
One steals my skin!" Right.

On Eve of Tony Award Nominations

A male ingénue
With proud Christopher Plummer
Cheap touring theatre

Little Red Riding Hood

"Daddy gave me this.
I need it for my costume.
So I can look like..."

Invitation to Floor Play

"Do you want to play?
There's plenty of room down here."
Yellow Tonka toys

From the Island of Sodor

"Daddy, are you mad?
I'll be grumpy and cross, too."
"How do I know about cross?"

Something Wonderful

"Do you think the moon
Is behind clouds or in front?"
"I think with my brain."