Happy Thanksgiving
thin layers
of snow

California Christmas
the orange tree
draped in lights

the Christmas tree
stands alone
counting down the days

ochristmastree & plastic friends

top quarter champion

TOP half Chamption

bottom quarter champion

playing a game:
how many dishes can we make
with leftover turkey?

Thanksgiving
grandma tries new recipe
should've stuck to tradition

Is it wrong to have
favorite cousins?
fake smiles and hugs

uncles and aunts
tipsy off of
red wine

TOP half champion

CHAMPION
 

BOTTOM half champion

home
I wanted to see him
too busy

with my family
but away from
my other half

taboo and charades
just a typical
family gathering

winning
family card games
the only sober cousin

top quarter champion

BOTTOM half champion

bottom quarter champion

argument papers
research papers
not really a break

hard to enjoy the
holidays with a
ten-page paper due

trip back to school
three hours,
delightful Christmas tunes

for what feels like
the thousandth time,
Yes, I'm in school.