Lieutenant Columbo Drops By The Dollhouse On Christmas Day

watching their very first rerun of

cooking with rosepetals

(on the dollhouse tv)

straight out of the box

the small dolls couldn't be

happier-

even if they can't

tell how

to change the channel.

somehow, bills never come

so why worry?

tonight's a feast as it will be,

always:

there's the stewpot

ready - the parsnips and

carrots glued to the kitchen

table beside the Big Spoon.

the immovable cherry pie

on the sideboard and

"beautifully latticed, if you

don't mind my saying..."

but why do the curtains sway in

the breeze when nothing else

here ever budges?

they're tightlipped but

smiling.

besides, there's roses

in their checks.

oh, and one more thing...

why is that plastic porchlight always on?

amary angela douglas 6 september 2011