raised glasses

ring out the old

raised glasses

of warm milk

Happy New Year, whatever is in your glass. See you in 2008.

mix

wintry mix

sprinkling parmesan

over the stew

[Shiki Monthly Kukai, December 2007]

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

the sleeping children

carried to bed

Visions of sugar plums to all, asleep or awake

mistletoe

a married friend

under the mistletoe

her lips part

withering

withering wind

a city sidewalk crowded

with strangers

steroids

steroids—

where have you gone

Roger Maris

light

light wind

the first snowflakes

almost unnoticed

sweep

first snow

sidewalks swept

by the wind

neon

cold rain

lavender neon surrounds

a sex shop window

(Published at tempslibre)

first snow

first snow

the shovel is heavier

this year

whistling variant

When Aurora, in her comment on "whistling," referred to a deja vu moment, it was because she had already seen this one-line variant: same words, different arrangement. I'd be glad to know which works better for you.

snowflakes in the wind whistling kettle

whistling

whistling kettle

snowflakes

in the wind