raise the common denominator

School-Morning Breakfast #novpad Day 16

Day 16 -Write a stacking poem

 

School-Morning Breakfast

Mountains
of pancakes,
or sometimes
French toast.
Avalanche of butter
and maple syrup.
Over-easy egg
volcanoes spouting
delicious yellow lava.
So many tasty reasons
not to sleep in

No one wants to get caught #novpad Day 11

Day 11 -- "No one wants (blank)"

 

No one wants to get caught

Everyone wants to take
the last piece of pie,
apple with crumb coating top.
But no one wants to get caught.
So we stay up, drink coffee
and pretend to watch TV.
But really, we’re watching each other.
Hoping to be the last one awake.
Because everyone wants to take
the last piece of pie,
but no one wants to get caught.

Pro-Donut #novpad Day 7

Day 7 - Write a "pro-something" poem

 

Pro-Donut

If you’re going
off the wagon,
don’t just fall,
but leap into
a warm dozen,
iced and sprinkled.
The cure for every
uncommitted dieter.

When life gives you whipped topping...

I know what I'm supposed  to do when life gives me lemons. But what about whipped topping?

We hosted many family members this past weekend for festivities that included a huge Sunday meal of my wife Susan's amazing baked ziti.

This meant leftover ziti for my Monday lunch. Yum!

Trying to get a head start on the week, Susan packed my Monday ziti in an empty Cool Whip container.

But something happened on the way to the office. Famished, I prepped for my late lunch. Cool Whip container in front of me. Fork in had. I flipped off the lid and prepared to dive into leftover-ziti bliss, only to discover instead of the pasta my container was filled with white, fluffy Cool Whip!

I  filled myself that lunch hour with ample portions of laughter and smiles. Much more nourishing. And the ziti made for a great Monday supper!