I will read more than the headlines when I retire

When I retire, 

I will read more than the headlines,

skipping across them like a rock on water

a single droplet reaching my mind that is

cluttered with projects, a granddaughter,

wondering what for dinner, the world has

to wait until I retire

and can read about it

and find out all that I 

have missed. 

Fuss Face

my darling Mira, who looks out at the world

with that discerning look,

I would call her Fuss Face, her mother 

affectionately calls her Monster. 

From the looks of it, she is preparing to

return to the warmth of the womb

unhappy that she won't fit anymore,

nor will her mother agree to that! 

Occasionally she smiles, it crosses her face

so fleetingly one might miss it.