Wade on Birmingham

Archive for December, 2008

the last push

Friday, December 26th, 2008

Clock winds down on months
of work due soon. What must get
done will trump all else. 

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sprig is in the air

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

The mistletoe hangs
around for lovers who’ve not
made their acquaintance. 

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the russian

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

The blonde navigates
among partygoers kept
warm by their eggnog. 

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so much for small talk

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

It starts out as an
introduction and ends up
as a fumbled gulp.

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a need for usefulness

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

I give so that I
feel useful, an urge never
to be placated.

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frosty toes

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

Quilt only goes so
far, as frostbitten piggies
shiver while exposed.

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fancy pants

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

The stylish trousers
awaited its turn to step
out for the evening.

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dear santa 2008

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Please reduce your staff
by 10 percent and drop all
bonuses. Thank you.

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repast and rejoice

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Pot roast in the Crock
and cookies in the oven.
Kitchen in winter.

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lap for sale

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Tabby on patrol
eyes empty lap with longing
from cold cruel carpet.

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prints and the evolution

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Views of Italy
beckon to retail tourists.
A new artist blooms.

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they’re not actually pink

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

When they give you the
pink slip, it’s really a white
packet in disguise.

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resolution bin

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

And so the year has
flown by all too quickly. Where
did all that time go?

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too much potpourri

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Fragrances attack
shoppers trapped in the home store
with smelly come-ons.

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clothes make the man

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

No matter how good
the fit, fierce finery can
grip all too tightly.

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