Perspective

I get so upset
When you don't sleep through the night.
My problems are small.

Warm Wishes

Wishing you safety,
Hoping you stay dry and warm
During Frankenstorm.

Dear Shira

Today, when you said,
"RRRROOOOOOAAAAAARRRR!!!! I'm a firefighter hat!!!!"
Ummm, what did you mean?

A Song Deferred

There are times I think
I will write Shira a song.
Then I fall asleep.

Caught Off Guard

How do I respond
When my son sees wine and asks,
"Is that magic juice?"

In the Right Light

Posing for photos
In the Indian summer,
As the sun descends.

Yoni's Bedtime Request

Tell me when you go
'Cause I wanna give you a
Night-night kiss and hug.

Shira Eats the Guts

I watch as you eat
Cheese from your quesadilla
Leaving a wheat corpse.

Hmmm.... I Wonder

With one eye squinting
You ask, "How does lemon juice
Get sprayed in your eye?"

Shake It Up

A change in routine
Can be a whole lot of fun
Til bed time arrives.

Enlightened One

Tonight you asked me:
"Daddy, can you tell me more
About the Buddha?"

The House is Breathing

The kids are asleep
As it is well past midnight.
Listen to the house.

Fine Motor Skills

You squeeze the fried rice
With a chopstick in each hand
And guide it mouth-ward.

(Im)Perfection

A day this perfect
Found its proper ending with
Your knee in my balls.

Overcoming Late-Night Loneliness

Will a sit'n'spin
Keep you from climbing the stairs
Hours before daybreak?

By the Light of the Internet Radio

You ask me, "Daddy,
Why did The Beatles break up?"
Then you drift to sleep...

Over The Line

You crowned your brother
With a plastic frying pan:
It's time for lights out.

Liver Spot

I never felt old
Til my 2-year-old daughter
Called to me, "Hey, Dad!"

Perfect Moment

Lying on your floor,
Reading a Super Friends book
This surely is bliss!

Discussion Over A Good Book

Do you need to poop?
No, Daddy, I just farted.
Oops! An accident!

Shira Comes Home

A few days away
Has started me wondering:
When did you grow up?

Whose Law?

Time folds in your mind:
You ask,"Did Moses give the
Law to the police?"

Sunday Afternoon

Crossing the small stream,
From one dry rock to the next,

My son in my arms.

Guys' Weekend

Yoni and Daddy
Painting the town autumnal
And watching "Batman!"

No Day Care

Playing through nap time
On a Friday afternoon
Wears a daddy out!

Slippery Kiss

I kiss you goodnight.
Your face, covered in lotion,
Gives me slimy lips.

For A Good Night's Sleep

Sleeping with white noise.
A gate on your bedroom door.
Electric fencing?

Run, Run, Smack!

Shira hit her face
On the corner of the wall.
Ooooooh!  That left a mark!

The Fate of the Bison

Look!  There's a buffalo!
One day I really want to

Kill a buffalo!