Sherlock Holmes had one.
Perhaps his mother gave it
to him for Christmas.

next: tinsel

Glittering, draping
Looking festive all season
Until the clean up.


next: reindeer

My Sami forebears
herded them in northern lands.
Reindeer, a lifestyle.

next: hardship

A four-masted barque
sails like a dream.  One with five
masts is a hard ship.

next: traffic lights

Red, yellow, green
Annoyance, speed up, and go
Makes travel safer.


next: storm clouds

Great on a canvas -
ask Constable or Turner.
Not so good in life.

next: vinegar

White, good for cleaning,
balsamic, oil and honey
on arugala.

next: collards

You can tell they're good
for you because they're green, but
not a patch on sprouts.

next: lavender

Two essential oils,
lavender and lemon grass
in my disperser.

next: aroma therapy

Nothing wrong with it,
I suppose, if this New Age
stuff makes you feel good.

next: changing the cover on the duvet

Being American
I possess a comforter
and sheets and blankets.


next: dinner preparation

Start chopping early,
set out everything needed
to avoid panic.

next: organization

I organise like
mad.  But sometimes wish I was
more spontaneous.

next: walking the dog

 

I just put her down.
Hiking now seems so lonely,
she was my last dog.

next: heartache

What should be is not
There is no recompense, just
What should be is not.



next: solitude