Two Ballerinas

Two ballerinas
flanking the window

breezily unfurling,
furling in synchrony

dancing in tandem
in blousey opposition

yellow-ginghamed pair
flaunting easy poses

choreographed by
summer-styled zephyrs.

Second Sight

I recently journeyed back to
Paris, Florence, and Provence
with remembered, favorite sights

extensive travels years ago
tucked away in memory trunks
filled with enchanted images

crepes, catacombs, water lilies
Duomo, David, Uffizi
sunlight, lavender, and poppies

uncrowded, solo views now
mind-etched in smiling moments
found again in fiction-book visits.

Genderizing

Narcissists
mostly men

"I" talkers
rare listeners

co-opters
of others' thoughts

spotlight need
usual for them

self-absorbed
in obliviousness.