Fifth sense

Could I love you if
we did not touch, if I did
not mark you as mine?

Anticipation

Making travel plans,
like getting dressed for a date,
is a leap of faith.

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.

Lori Drew rationalizes

“She hurt my daughter,
so I wanted to hurt her.
Can’t you understand?