hormones

 it's been an odd and exhausting week

prom season here amongst the hormones

of high school

 i want to watch these

but was compelled to spend 

hours explaining myself: 

(email better than phone)

so i would escape outside to walk,

where i spotted black flies.

 i am finding some lovely things

to help with the next few prints,

 like frogspawn on sticks

hardened and browned

but not like at all, really.

sigh.

there have been two dead turtles already

on the roadsides.

 there was a horrible time with a woodchuck,

too, but aimee was there.

~~~

 today i got lovely mail

 carol's new card

makes me so happy

 it's just a word

says wise aimee

who sent an envelope of love

 blues and cut outs

 and lovely juxtapositions

and a note from gabby-

so after this week, a

week fraught with pressures and personalities

endless writing for work work

meetings

tutoring

writing for art work

and today i picked up four prom dresses

for students...

shopped for the classroom

survived walmart.

first thing tomorrow:

another meeting, then school, then the blessing of 

weekend.