Thursday, December 19, 2013

Dec 18 - The Fire Monkey's Big Day


Explosions and cakes
200 birthday greetings
I feel well-feted

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Monday, December 9, 2013

Dec 9 - Mourning Coquetta While Beagley Lies Stoned On The Floor


Two dogs: One murdered,
the other spayed in our yard
Life flows hot and cold

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Dec 8 - And It's Back To Copan, This Time With A Good Ham Sandwich


Our picnic lunches
Go well with double rom-coms
On the long bus home


Dec 7 - A Tegus Shopping Day


Julie drives to Wow
To buy six perfect white chairs
Sangria at lunch

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Dec 6 - All Aboard To Valle De Angeles Before We Think Too Much About The Things We Just Said


The feedback session
Gets a bit ugly, but we're
Spared by a field trip

Dec 5 - A Flashy Dinner Amid Fine Company


Thai food, jazz music
Is this Tegucigalpa?
Charmed by the World Bank

Dec 4 - In Which A Happy Trip To The Mall Leaves Me Stranded Outside The Gate Of The Fancy Subdivision


Bags strewn on the road
I'll have to walk this last leg
The cab's too seedy

Dec 3 - The Meeting Goes Off The Rails


Funny how quickly
You go from open to closed
One more Advil day

Dec 2 - Day 1 And I'm Digging For My Advil


I have grown too old
To fall for fuzzy thinking
Give me a real plan

Dec 1 - Off To Tegus To Stay With Our Well-Placed New Friend


Yup, a long bus ride
But a mansion awaits us
And margaritas

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Nov 30 - The New Cement Patio Makes A Surprising Difference


It's not quite a yard
Still, it marks street's end, the space
that belongs to them

Friday, November 29, 2013

Nov 29 - Not So Tropical Today


My open-air desk
Leaves me chilled and shivering
The year's first cold front

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Monday, November 25, 2013

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Nov 24 - Election Day in Honduras


The street to the school
Is packed with voters wearing
Proof on their fingers

Nov 23 - A Cloudy Day Brings Out The Beastly Jejenes


An early pool day
To avoid the election
Insects chomp our legs

Friday, November 22, 2013

Nov 22 - How I Long For The Days Of Retail Therapy


Shopping in Copan
Nothing but new shirts too small
Or old shirts too old

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Nov 21 - 'Tis The Season To Get The Order In


Christmas calendar
Takes hours, but I like it
Puzzling through our lives

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Friday, November 15, 2013

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Friday, November 8, 2013

Nov 8 - When All The Demands Of The Regions Collide


The pace is fevered
I put haste to projects so
More can take their place

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Nov 7 - The Canadians Come And Fetch Us For A Very Good Meal


A finca dinner
Smoked chicken and apple crisp
First whipped cream in months

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Nov 6 - I Could Use A Margarita At The Beach Right About Now


Stiff neck, itchy breast
The tropical life can't thwart
Tension and bug bites

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Nov. 5 - Sisyphus Comes To Mind


I take Anil up
to the hogar, and wonder
if anything's changed

Monday, November 4, 2013

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Friday, November 1, 2013

Nov 1 - Day Of The Dead At Copan Cemetery


The graves look spiffy
The lime-green is great; it could
rock the afterlife