Tub Time

104 degree water
My eyelids flutter .
why prop them open.
Epsom salts seep into my sore quads.
Steam travels up my clogged nose.
No reason to smile
Tea Time

212 degree water
rattles the samovar.
My ears flop
(Yes, I can do that).
A favorite chipped tea cup
cups the coming infusion.
Marble pestle grinds cardamom pods
Rusty peeler peels ginger
cinnamon sticks and dried clove nails
plunge into the boiling water
Almond milk
Assam long leaf tea
to boil or to steep?
Anand and his wife debate
their masala chai traditions
so I begin to smile
Breakfast

Oatmeal, barley
triticale, flaxseed and rye
glop up my pot
The open No-Salt container
is winking at me
with its left eye
is laughing at me
with its triangular mouth
laughing for no reason is a sign of stupidity.
Party Time
Cranky, ain’t I?
The online sign up for my pity party
did not go through.
” Payment declined.”
I smiled so hard
my teeth hurt.