crab concerns

                                               I play hide and seek on the rocks now;
                                                       it's fun just being a pup.
                                             When I hear what happens to big crabs,
                                                    I don't ever want to grow up!

Egret's regrets

I can't even see my reflection.
it's usually here every day.
I know I'm just an old bird, but still,
Have I really just faded away?

Dog daze

Well  I'm not a big dog, I"m little.
but that sign annoys me a lot,
now the big dogs can do all
                             the barking,
and us little types can not???!!!

Bashful bud

I know I'm not much to look at,
compared with others  you view,
but I have the most wonderful fragrance, -
I wish I could share it with you!

Wake-up call

There are days when the world
                            seems so dreary,
your life's all computers and phones;
when a sudden flash of bright color
sends a thrill right down to your bones!
                           

Dalliance

and just who are you, you cute
                        little thing,
to flirt with an old dog like me?
I'd get up and play with you, sure,
                          if I could,
 but I haven't the energy!

the most beautiful thing in the world

Growing up

Envy the little seedling,
  it isn't like you and me;
it's not always pushing to do this or that,
 it's only trying to be!

Maybe tomorrow?

Oh dear it's not right
                 that royalty might
  feel free to treat others this way.
I had planned to have tea
                 with her majesty,
now what shall I do today?

Goose gabble

 

                                                   My Gertie's a lovely companion
                                                  On all of our journeys down south,
                                          But whenever she starts that  darned honking,
                                                    I just have to shut up her mouth!

Roommates

It's hard when you've gathered
                too may things,
And you find that your house
                     is too small.
You just have to tap all your
                       creative brain
to try and accomodate all!

Ap-peeling art

I try to find beautiful moments,
or ones that are touching or quaint,
but the image that always catches my eye
is an art work of peeling paint.

Clivia's complaint

You featured these
            treacherous creatures,
when you talked about snails
                   and their "art".
So a word, please, for us
                     helpless victims,
whose petals are all torn apart!!

Still dancing

I'm just an old tree by the stream-side,
without a shred of romance;
but it's nice to see, in the water,
that the old fellow still can dance!

Boy's joy

I tripped over him right by the check-out,
  he was sprawled on the Safeway floor, -
   getting a great education,
      and clearly eager for more!

Dandelion's duty

I thought that they needed
                  a little light touch
to brighten the rocks on the pile.
So I'm doing all that a dandy can do
 to make the passers-by smile

Ceiling's feelings

If you've tried to converse with a ceiling,
it's true we have not much to say.
But look at our shapes and our shadows.
we communicate better that way.

Sea's song

I get all stirred up when the rains come
and lose all  control when storms start.
But, seeing myself through the
                                       raindrops,
 it's nice when it looks like art!

Tree's plea

I'm looking to find a new tenant.
but nobody has applied.
I do want to share, cuz if no-one is there,
I just feel all hollow inside.

Cherry blossom's delight

We circled our boughs
                   in greeting today,
     as the clouds went scuttling by.
And oh what a lovely feeling it was,
     to hug a part of the sky!

Clamshell's complaint

I once had a beautiful marriage, -
 a partner, a baby, - t'was bliss!
But the two of them took off
                    without me,
and left me imprisoned like this!

Thistle' s threnody

I'm told that my leaves are
               quite striking;
They're brighter than others, I see.
But people pick lots of the others,
Why don't they ever pick me?

Snail art

Most gardeners try to destroy me.
To them I'm some kind of disease.
They don't realize what an artist I am,
Who else can make patterns like these?

Break-through

You people have challenges too,
                    I know,
with obstacles all of your own;
but think what it takes
               for a wee leaf like me
to break through a ceiling of stone!

mushroom reminder

I know when you see
     a small mushroom like me,
You'll think it's not much
            that you found.
But don't make a bet,
         you mustn't forget
there are miles more of me
                  underground!
   

     

Doodle's dilemma

They call me a Golden Doodle
Because of my ancestry;
I call it a helluva label
for a great piece of Dog like me!

kelp's query

You used to be part of my world,
        you know,
though you may not remember,
         it's true.
You've had a long climb
               from my humble state,
but I'm still growing, -  are you?

girl dreams

When I was a little girl-child,
with no boys in the family,
I longed for a handsome big brother
who'd put his strong arms around me.

For Marilyn

Thinking of someone who's left  us,
Someone I surely will miss.
Pleased she could pass on so gently,
Hoping I, too, will  drift off like this.

Dragon's lament

I'm the king of the world up  here,
       I thought,
  on this pillar where all can see.
But hundreds of people go by below,
   why does nobody look at me?