Heart-Healthy Sugar Cookies

The recipe I keep making: the flour
& powder, no salt, butter heated & swirled
for a minute, this recipe will end up
fattening me. Add oil, egg, sugar.
The sugar. Dollop enough to make
a cookie. I’ll become the cookie.
Bake five to seven minutes. Cool
then transfer to wire rack.
Wiry body transfer to fat.

Warming Still

The sidewalks glistened in the abnormal heat. A swatch of snow
stood out from the church's valley. The sun played peek-a-boo.
The unusual wetness wended the once-frozen alley. The day
looked like a slice of spring, despite the calendar testifying
the height of winter. Birdsong absent this eerie January.

more musings

I think part of President Obama's problem was that he was not in Congress during the time when Republicans controlled both houses of Congress & the Presidency. He did not see what a strongheaded executive branch could accomplish with such wind at his back.

He also did not personally witness the Republicans threaten "the nuclear option" with regards to the filibuster. Basically, for those who need a refresher, they were willing to get rid of the filibuster without going through what Democrats are trying to do now, which is rewrite the rules during the first day of the Congressional term. This is permitted by clauses in the Constitution itself. The "nuclear option" would have destroyed any goodwill on either side of the aisle.

Obama didn't see hardball politics at work. Now he mistakes the softballs that Republicans throw him as such. Unfortunately, he may not see the hardball when it really comes flying.

PSH

Poetry Super Highway showcases two of my poems, "Road Trip Desert" & "Dreaming the Angel", as part of its weekly feature spotlighting the work of two poets. I share the stage with Howie Good (an incredibly talented author).

PSH has been around since 1997. I am honored to be part of its tradition.