Anticipation
different from my childhood
I hate Christmas now
money spent on gifts
can’t decide which I hate more
time spent wrapping gifts
Cup of tea with lemon

a Chipotle trip
unforeseen tea benefit
free lemons
Banquet turkey dinner frozen meal

ten for ten dollars
solution to world hunger?
microwave required
Frozen dinner package.

“good source of protein”
also tripolyphosphate
I am not concerned
My cute dog Quasimodo watching me drink tea.

a ringing doorbell
overcome by excitment—
telemarketer
Cup of tea.

some tea for dinner
Quasi doesn’t understand
take another sip
Alex wearing a winter jacket at the office.

sixty-five degrees
my heavy winter jacket—
business casual
Arthur from the SNES game Super Ghouls and Ghosts in his underwear on a raft.

super ghouls and ghosts?
Arthur proves his manliness
pink heart underpants
A street sign and light post in a blizzard in Eagan Minnesota November 2011

driveway shoveling
feels like it’s been forever
it has just begun
Plate of food: turkey, stuffing, gravy and veggies.

mock turkey dinner
stuffing and gravy highlights
satisfactory
fresh squeezed orange juice
six ounce glass ruins my meal
four fucking dollars

Half eaten cornish hen and mashed potatoes from the Fluin wedding of 11-11-11.

the wedding dinner
I couldn’t be happier
mushroom paradise

A perfect knot that I suspect is a clip on, or otherwise fake.

tie knot perfection
is Stephen Fluin faking?
suspicion confirmed

Picture of a McDonalds meal featuring nuggets, fries, and sauces.

McDonalds blunchtime
twenty McNuggets for five?
my diet suffers

close up of ground beef, to accompany a haiku

everywhere is meat
I consider buying
sticker shock surprise

a cup of tea with a few USB drives and a post notpad carefully arranged around it to accompany a haiku

my forgotten watch
I mark the passage of time
through tea’s temperature

Two guys in blue shirts playing ping pong at the office to accompany a haiku

office ping pong games
shot to productivity
bonus to morale

stained glass window

the morning service
I need coffee to function
only faith is offered

a church organ with very large pipes

speeches and sermons
uplifting and meaningful
no one ever claps