Bloody Christmas, here again.
Let us raise a loving cup:
Peace on earth, goodwill to men,
And make them do the washing-up.
Ahhh, my sentiments exactly, especially in the wake of the Turkey-Thon last week. We finally got around to putting away my Grandma’s cut-glass goblets yesterday. Sheesh.
Posts Tagged ‘poetry friday’
Poetry Friday: Another Christmas Poem by Wendy Cope
Posted in poetry friday, tagged christmas, dirty dishes, poetry friday, wendy cope on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Poetry Friday: “Fluffy Bunny” by William Aulson
Posted in poetry friday, tagged flashbacks to a more unfortunate time in life, fluffy bunny, poetry friday, william aulson on October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s late October. You know what that means? Time for a creepy poem. But first, some background:
It begins with a Dark Secret: when I was in high school, I was on the board of the school literary magazine, Out of the Blue. My junior year, we — miraculously — sold every [...]
Poetry Friday: “Old River at Autumn” by M. Varin Hamler
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autumn, M. Varin Hamler, poetry friday on October 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The leaves are just beginning to change around the countryside here in Pittsburgh. Even from my favorite reading chair (in my newborn son’s room) I can see that the trees towering over our neighbors’ houses are beginning to be touched with crimson. Say what you want about the leaf peepers in New England — autumn [...]
