add a marshmallow

While it’s pouring rain

On a Sunday afternoon

Watching shows on line

It’s a cozy cocoa time

Even the cat is happy

©2020 Annette Rochelle Aben

character reference

Most of us were raised

It was how you played the game

That really counted

That way everyone would win

For they kept their self-respect

©2020 Annette Rochelle Aben

garage sale

The cupboard is filled

China dogs, porcelain cats

Dried floral bouquets

She’s collected memories

That mean nothing to her now

©2020 Annette Rochelle Aben

monsterous thought

There may come a time

When only cookies will work

To brighten the day

©2020 Annette Rochelle Aben

hanging around

Spends the day looking

For spiders that may be there

And they oblige her

©2020 Annette Rochelle Aben