Tagged: holidays

eventually,

do not pack these last

do not pack these last
few days of the year too tightly
nor too loosely, but

evenly so that the new
year is a mere balancing act
.
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on days that smell like

holiday baking

holiday baking
for the masses:
eighty-four chewy
molasses spice, one
hundred chocolate
crinkles
, and
one hundred and eight
rosettes, give or take
extra volume, minus
two mouthfuls
.
20221214:1834
y

the holidays is

yes, one string of lights

yes, one string of lights
begets another – less to do
with whether you’ve got

a series or parallel, more
to do with unparalleled joy
.
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y

on the second

on the second
weekend of the new
year, the christmas
spruce met
its maker, after
a short journey
on our garden
wagon to the
city park’s
mulchfest –
chipping saturday
.
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two regular-sized

two regular-sized
bags of semi-sweet chocolate
chips can help to fill

up most holes, especially
during any holidays
.
20211220:0042
y

maybe between love

maybe between love
and sweaters, there is a third
or a thirty-third

alternate universe where gifts
can only be intangible
.
20211215:2036
y

the holidays – one

the holidays – one
more opportunity to keep
up with the Joneses

and their ninety-six indoor
christmas trees, deliver us…
.
20211211:2005
y