Sad orphans ripped from
the forest stretch out their limbs
pleading, ‘Take *me* home.”
Christmas tree lot
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Monthly Archives: December 2007
Christmas lights
Like flickering tongues
of flame in green…blue…red. Just
plug in and enjoy.
VH1 shows
It’s the guilty splurge,
potato chips for the mind.
You can’t watch just one.
Picking Christmas trees
Like speed dating, if
they make a good impression,
they come home with us.
Deal or no deal
TV’s “Fisherman
and His Wife” story for our
times. Unalloyed greed.
After the storm
Inside the snowglobe
winter’s still life settles as
flakes swirl in the air.
Survivor – Family Holidays
Two tribes – In-laws and
Parents – force you to over-
eat, then watch TV.
Thrill of the kill
Urban mall jungle.
Shoppers prowl for deals, fangs bared,
credit cards dripping.
Sibling rivalry – cat fight
Happy, they’re kittens
fluffy and sweet. Mad, they’re all
claws, spitting, hissing.
Lori Drew rationalizes
“She hurt my daughter,
so I wanted to hurt her.
Can’t you understand?“
a haiku a day 