Oink, Oink

'Tis the season

The pig scene from
"A Christmas Story" 

to be overeating,
chocolate pecan pie
and eggnog,
first items on the menu
to pop into my mind.
Buttons popping,
delay the shopping
for new clothes
until there's time
to trim not only
trees but extra inches
off a waist that's
looking ominously
close to Santa Claus's.



(c) Ellen Gillette, 2013