POPO 2026 Day 22

Dotty and me, two misfitseach bonded in our traumaeach doing the best we can.Both a little scruffy, wobbly,falling down and lifting up.Forgiving, returning, eachto the other, again and again.(Dotty is rescue cat andI am soul-scarred human.We save each other.) Please note that Dotty passed away on August 18 of this year.

POPO 2026 Day 21

Wet Dreams Where is thunderwith its happy endings?Patient still white matrixwaits for lightning’sactivatewhile treetops trembleto be touched, titillatedby cascades rolling offto thirsty feetmuddy promisessoon to be fulfilled.

POPO 2026 Day 20

Cyclospora Blues Tay Tay, you a ho. No, not that Tay Tay.Taylor Farms, Green Giant of produce.You may have seen them blamedfor mass diarrhea across the USA.Speculation that break-less harvestersrelieve in fields have led to pointfingers as we shit our brains out. Restaurants and grocery storessuffer as they scramblefor other sourcesof lettuce, cilantro, et cetera…

POPO 2026 Day 19

Married at First Sight A pastor & 2 therapists walk into a bar…and pick 5 couples to get married at 1st sight.Approaching season’s 28-episode endI have to wonder what were they thinking,or did they let their rested laurels choose?Was what motivated each gambler grokked,or was it about looks & checked boxes? Or… did they subconsciously…

POPO 2026 Day 18

Doors and windows opengentle breeze wafting throughhaze-free skies again.Not even the neighbor’s dog’sbored barking can disruptthe peace of this perfectsummer day.

POPO 2026 Day 17

PNC connection In MI, we have PNC bankBanks are warm and fuzzy ifyou’re a billionaire or you’re in,“It’s a Wonderful Life.”PNC is not an acronym for bankspart of a larger financial empire. In court lingo, PNC is code for,“pleads no contest” to a crime,meaning one is not guilty butis not innocent either.Gouging, threatening, fee-ingare not…

POPO 2026 Day 16

As gardener & bird feeder,even when livingalone, I am taking oncultivating community.This philosophy also goesfor folks with fur babiesand aquariums; a willingnessto do the work, with no otherexpectation of thanksthan observing & appreciatingmy & their health blossoming.