New Lola Pics!

Chicago gets pretty cold in the winter so Lola has added this fleece hoodie to her wardrobe collection. I think she has a whopping five items now. LOL! Anyway, I couldn't resist posting these pics of my beautiful girl.

January is Foretelling

Whoo! I made it.
I went out to an early birthday celebration with co-workers and still made it home in time to get in my final poem for the December Mini-Poetry Challenge. Writing is definitely one way to make it through the holidays.

January is Foretelling

The first person you kiss
Is the person you’ll spend
The rest of the year with

And it could end something tragic
But there’s magic in that moment

The fortune cookie of the calendar
The bearer of new beginnings

All things in place
And determined to do things differently
The next time around

It’s going to be a good year

December is Forgetting

Poem Number 2 for the Read Write Poem for the December Mini-Poetry Challenge. This one came easier than yesterday's poem. Perhaps because December is my favorite month.

December is Forgetting

I’ll get lost in the hustle
And frenzy
Holiday storefronts
Will offer some form of relief

From lovesickness

There will be moments
When I won’t even think of you
Moments when I struggle
For the memories

Moments when I feel no pain

No one ever says
How easy it can be to forget
But if you ask me
Time heals nothing

It’s December that washes the slate clean

November is Forgiving

I've missed the last few Poetry Mini-Challenges from Read Write Poem, but I was determined to get back into the swing of things when the month of December rolled around. December is my favorite month. I love spending time with my family and shopping, two things December is notorious for. Plus by birthday is in December. How can I go wrong? Unfortunately December is a hectic month and I never find much time to write. Lucky for me RWP went easy on me as this mini-challenge only requires three poems. Here is the first:

November is Forgiving

Boys always go for the same things
My bottom lip
And something I can’t mention
In polite company

He was no different
When I thought I had lost him forever
November brought him back to me
Giving me something to be thankful for