The Snowflake Chronicles

August Facebook Status Update Poems

Friday, August 1, 2014

My first breakfast
on the first Friday in August
was fruit with iced coffee.

I haven't decided
if my second breakfast
will be eggs and bagels
or eggs and English muffins;
decisions, decisions, decisions.

Saturday, August 2, 2014

Saturday morning clouds
cover the sky and hide the sun
no rain to speak of.

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Sunday morning
neighborhood rooster crowing,
cloudy skies forecasting scattered...
isolated thunder storms
followed by flash flooding.

I wonder if the city cleaned
the litter from the curb drains
and the homeless from the tunnels.

Monday, August 4, 2014

What grooves my noodle?
A rooster crowing
after an early morning
thunder storm.

What grooves my noodle?
Walking across
a flooded parking lot
without getting my shoes wet.

What grooves my noodle?
Questions that make me laugh
so hard
I can't answer them.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

The day is warming up
morning's cool breeze
is becoming
afternoons blow dryer.

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Afternoon sunshine
cast dark shadows of palm trees
Sunrise Avenue.

Thursday, August 7, 2014

1

God's gift to the world
are those who world peace
see war as organized murder.

2

I opened my door
to let in the cool morning
on Thankful Thursday.

3

Morning's firs(t) sip of coffee,
my muse energized
on Thankful Thursday.

Friday, August 8, 2014

It's Happiness Happens Day
put a smile on your face,
a song in your heart,
then walk out the door
and let happiness happen.

Saturday, August 9, 2014

Coffee,
I need more coffee!
It's Saturday morning,
I decided not to take my SNAP
card to the grocery store today
because I need to make a shopping list
and coordinate it with my coupons.

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Sunday morning's rooster
is now silent
protecting his hens,
their chicks,
while waiting for another day
to greet the sun
and proclaim the glory of creation.

Monday, August 11, 2014

The cock crowed this morning
waking up the neighborhood,
while the clouds rolled in
promising rain that never came.

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

I look out my front door,
I watch the morning sky transform
from black silk
to pale blue cotton
decorated
with charcoal rain clouds.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

sleepy afternoon
a partially cloudy sky
sunshine without rain

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Coffee maker clean
ran it through a cycle with
vinegar water.

Saturday, August 15, 2014

Something woke me at 2 am
and I couldn't get back to sleep
so I said my prayers,
took my medication,
made fresh coffee,
now I think I need something to eat.

Sunday, August 16, 2014

Sunday morning breakfast
dry cereal with hot coffee poured on it
it's called multitasking.

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

the mountain is high
the path to the top is steep
we pause halfway up the week

Friday, August 22, 2014

1

On Friday morning
a rooster crowed and birds sing
while the neighbors cussed.

2

Friday afternoon
a beautiful cloudless sky
deep dark tree shadow.

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Saturday afternoon
weekend forecast sunny dry
temperatures below normal

Sunday, August 24, 2014

bird chirps in pine tree
pigeons peck at the sidewalk
dawn cast dark shadows

Monday, August 25, 2014

On Monday morning
the birds are singing their praise
to the rising sun.

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Breakfast on Tuesday
dry cereal with blackberries
coffee poured on it.

I do not like
dry cereal with milk
because milk is for drinking
and cooking
not poured over cereal.

At 67
I have decided
that cereal
is both a meal
and a snack.

I have also decided
that ice cream
or pizza
is a good breakfast.

I live alone
and, therefore,
I do not
have to be a good example
for anyone
except myself.

Friday, August 29, 2014

Friday afternoon
of a bright sunshiny day
with no clouds in sight.

Saturday, August 30, 2014

Evening echoes
listening to the neighbors
through the walls
apartment living togetherness.

Sunday, August 31, 2014

Morning happiness
intoning God's Most Great Name
at the day's first light.