Thursday, December 6, 2012

Christmas is coming

 
by Pat Laster
 
 
new holiday towels
wisps of clean gray hair now red
in the shower drain
~~~~
 
ancient ceiling fan
on its lowest speed
saying, wrong, wrong, wrong
~~~~
 
Trip back
from paper box,
the cat uses stepping
stones, while I am left to walk in
wet grass.
~~~~
 
I rue day's schedule
that takes me out of the house--
winter winds gusting
~~~~

 
trimming Christmas tree
child delights in ornaments
made when he was two
~~~~
 
took no hostess gift--
she thanked me with a bottle
of homemade wine
~~~~
 
picking up
everything on my list
even without it
~~~~

lining windows
with glitter drape ... now glitter
everywhere!
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c 2012 by Pat Laster [friend me on Facebook--Pat Laster, Benton AR]

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