Christmas Tanka and Sedoka

CHRISTMAS TANKA AND SEDOKA toy shop ‘jolly and son’ train in the window wetting a circle this little nose sedoka money pot men on every street corner constant jingling on winter air stocking caps no faces but red noses mid november in the mall thanksgiving coming man in red hurries past white whiskers on the floor just november and the mall full of trees outrageous prices i’ll wait for a sale like on this thanksgiving turkey sedoka the mystique the carols sucking on a candy cane i’m like a kid again funny thought my walking stick with stripes perfectly formed best tree ever just a buck “sam! neighbor is livid sonny chopped down his blue spruce” woe is me so lonely until I see a box of kittens left at my front door on christmas eve Dave Austin