Vignette - noun: vignette; plural noun: vignettes
a brief evocative description, account, or episode.
verb: vignette; 3rd person present: vignettes; past tense: vignetted; past participle: vignetted; gerund or present participle: vignetting
portray (someone) in the style of a vignette.
produce (a photograph) in the style of a vignette by softening or shading away the edges of the subject.1
Morning
"Where my baby?"
is the toddler's query.
"Where my caffeine?"
is the mom's.
The coffee brings joy,
so do little boys,
but the way they adore
her brings more.
questions
How can you still be hungry?
Why is everything wet?
When are you going to practice your piano?
Have you finished that problem yet?
Are you sure Daddy said
you could use those tools?
Why is kinetic sand blue?
I'm not really sure this should count as school,
but I guess it's the best I can do.
view from the kitchen floor
I'm waiting for the blood to slow
- is this a metaphor?
I wad a Kleenex, stop the flow
and lay down on the floor…