FANCY STUFF

Photo by S. Auberle

Once I liked

the fancy stuff

a designer latte

a truly fine Pinot Noir

one perfect tulip

lobster dipped in butter

you in a suit and tie

when it wasn't for a funeral

even a tux--once

but then

there's campfire coffee

from a battered pot

bluegrass and Two Buck Chuck

walleye fried in an iron skillet

your old wood-scented sweater

I wear to stay warm

now that fancy

doesn't live here anymore...

- mimi