Office Survival Tip

Parmesan packets     from break-room pizza:
hoard by the handful,     and hot pepper ones too.
Dump them all     in your desk drawer,
later to liven     a lackluster lunch.

Scholarly Pleasures

Wiktionary.DE's     Wort der Woche
ist "barbusig";     und mit Bild!

That Book!

At five her faith was firm     in fairies in the garden--
the girl who giggles     ghoulishly now,
at the wisened age     of eleven,
at that evil book,     the Bunny Suicides.

Ciao Italia

Goodbye Italy,     where a guy can eat
a two-scoop ice-cream,     no kids for excuse.

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Riddle IV

Not ripe when red,     we're sweet when swart.
A trailside treat,     purple traces
we'll leave on your lips     and long fingers
if you brave the pricks     of rune-letter bramble.