March 2022
Bio Note: I am the East Region VP of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets. I also have a seat on the Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission. After many years of reading poetry during break times at the factory or union office, I thought I'd try my hand at it.
Aunt Jane's Fudge (A Sweetelle)
I can’t believe I ate the whole thing, can you believe it?
On this Christmas Eve I ate an entire fruitcake, then ate
all of Santa’s cookies, and the rum balls I made for you.
Before bed, I topped it off with a pound of Aunt Jane’s fudge.
I can’t believe I ate the whole thing, can you believe it?
Christmas Day there were pancakes for breakfast with maple syrup,
and between then and lunch, another pound of Aunt Jane’s fudge.
At dinner, a Christmas goose complete with chestnut dressing,
followed by plum pudding and, of course, more of Aunt Jane’s fudge.
I can’t believe I ate the whole thing, can you believe it?
Winter Solstice Brings Hope to the Northern Hemisphere
This is the day the Caesars
Julius and Augustus
awaken on a hot beach
on the Tropic of Capricorn
near Antofagasta, Chile.
Instead of continuing
on their journey south
they water the horses
mount their fiery chariots
and turn again
to battle the northern gods.
©2022 Ed Werstein
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