chocolate santas
melting in the heatwave
flattened
between clean sheets
I work off my sleep debt
© Julie Thorndyke
chocolate santas
melting in the heatwave
flattened
between clean sheets
I work off my sleep debt
© Julie Thorndyke
just when you
think you have a handle
on the mixing bowl
of life . . .
the recipe changes
© Julie Thorndyke
snowy scenes
on Christmas cards
this summer day
I pour clouds of powdery
sugar for coconut ice
© Julie Thorndyke
new fairy lights
blazing across the mantle
in the doorway
my aged dog
stands in silent protest
© Julie Thorndyke
scented candles
every summer evening
the small ghost
of my little terrier
walking with us at dusk
this old sadness
at the dying Christmas bush
once again
I must write my
way through transition
cicadas
ringing out the year
one last
loving cup
before sunset
© Julie Thorndyke