Parent chauffeur

Few things are as hard
as staying awake, waiting
for the phone to ring.

Scenes from an Italian restaurant chain

After the high school
show they flirt over pizza
sodas at Uno’s.

Respite

Thank god a day has
gone by without Britney Spears
in the media.

No pumpkin pie

Instead, a pumpkin
cheesecake. Traditions are good.
Cheesecake is better.

Autumn precedence

Trees have never held
leaves as late as November.
Frost was wrong. Gold stays.

Get a life

Front-load energy
saving washer. Fun to watch
clothes spinning around.

Triage

When we run out of
batteries, we sacrifice
the TV remote.

Opinionated

I wrote a letter
to a magazine. Maybe
they will publish it.

Couch potatoes

Too tired to head to
our beds, my daughter and I
tag team sofa sleep.

Thanksgiving bird = bird giving thanks

Fourteen wild turkeys
on my back deck raid the grape
vines looking for fruit.