The 12 days of Christmas at Lunch Break

flickering candle
she only knows
this one song




after the meal
my dog pulls me
in a new direction




playing cards
the other ones
cheat




breakfast  
the twins' parents
ask for white christmas




out into the garden
a handfull
bird




the last bottle
of this pack
she hides his key




lighting
each light
in every arm




to open a door 
into a new year
sun




on ice  
she finishes 
in the middle of her turn




on legs and hands
Daddy becomes
a donkey




watching football
my son knows
all the names




lunch time
a pan full of
Nürnberger

First published on Gillena Cox's
very fine "Lunch Break" 2011/12