Sonnets from Suburbia: My To-dos
My To-dos
My to-do calendar includes all meals
I’m happily preparing to ingest.
Despite more pressing matters, that appeals
a little more than tasks that serve me best.
Each item that I list should get a check
beside it by the time the sun goes down.
And yet my efforts waver and deflect
those chores that turn my smile into a frown
What’s more important than my nourishment,
the fuel that gives me energy to think?
That is my rationale. Encouragement
to feed myself will keep me in the pink.
Although imperatives are incomplete,
at least I know I’ll not forget to eat.
Lady Penelope
Penny Peyser, aka “Lady Penelope” is an actress / writer / documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles. Her sonnets have been published in Defenestration , Blood & Bourbon, Page & Spine and Chantwood Magazine among others. Highlights from her acting career include The Hot l Baltimore original production at Circle in the Square, the films All the President’s Men, The InLaws, The Frisco Kid and TV series Rich Man, Poor Man II, The Tony Randall Show, Crazy Like a Fox and Knots Landing. Please visit http://Linktr.ee/penpeyser for all links and to learn about her documentaries Trying to Get Good and Stillpoint. And now Penny Peyser has gathered all of her sonnets into a new book, “Sonnets from Suburbia: More Candles Than Cake”. It is a work of pure genius!
