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Saturday, June 30, 2012

Morning glory

 

                                                  It's hard to get up  in the morning,
                                                         it's never a moment of bliss;    
                                                but how could you help but start smiling,
                                                      if you''re met with a greeting like this?!

Friday, June 29, 2012

RSVP

   
                                             I've hung on this wall forever, it seems,
                                                  howllng my woes in thin air.
                                             Can't somebody answer  me sometime?
                                                  It really doesn't seem fair!
                                           
                                         

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Tasty two-some


  

                                                  I reached for a clove of garlic,
                                                      but I'd  left it too long in the drawer.
                                                  Now I couldn't disturb this young couple,                                                  
                                                       I'll have to go back to the store.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Abandoned!


                                          They tossed us both to  the back of the car,
                                                then, laughing, went out to play.
                                          Let's hope when these little monsters grow up,
                                                they won't treat their children this way!

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Shadow world

 

                                        Sometimes when you're nearing the end of the day,
                                                and shadows are painting the wall;
                                              it looks like a magical world out there,
                                                  and tempts us to answer the call.

Monday, June 25, 2012

Stalker

 
       
                                                         I know I am being followed,
                                                  he's hiding back there in the thicket.
                                                 Should I call for the marsh-bird police
                                                       to give  him a stalking ticket?

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Gleeful guest

    


                                              If there are fairies at the bottom of my garden,
                                                           I hope one fairy will be
                                                 this cute little elf, who's splashing herself,
                                                        in a marvelous moment of glee!

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Rose lesson

           
                                        I watched my rose grow through its cycle, -
                                              the first bud emerging from green,
                                         through promising stages of color and life,
                                                to her royal reign as the Queen.

                                      But then when I thought she'd be shedding her blooms,
                                             as she came to the end of her story,
                                       I was awed to discover she'd opened them more
                                                in a last culmination of glory

                                       I sat back in wonder, digesting the thought,
                                            when I heard my rose saying to me,
                                  "Remember, my friend, when you're nearing the end,
                                                  be all you can possibly be!"
 

Friday, June 22, 2012

Little dears


                                                 Little dears come in all sizes and shapes,
                                                    it's as if they were born blood brothers;
                                                 and when they are seen across the green
                                                    they always  are drawn to each other!

Thursday, June 21, 2012

New bee


                                                 Which of these holes is the right one?
                                                      This is the first time for me .
                                          Does the queen watch while we're working?
                                                     What if she doesn't like me?

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

History lesson?



                                                 The scene on the mailbox reminds us
                                                       of a world we lived in before.
                                             The question for me, is how soon will it be
                                           that we won't need a mail box at all anymore.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Sprouts' doubts

 

                                           As  a sprout, I just know that we're all 'sposed to grow,
                                                    like our Dad, to be monstrously tall.
                                           But gee, I don't know, that's a long way to grow,
                                                  and how can there be room for us all?!

Monday, June 18, 2012

Dragonfly grumbles



                                               Why should someone as gentle as I,
                                                    have to be known as a dragon fly?
                                          Think of all the mosquitoes and insects I eat,
                                          you ought to be grateful and bow at my feet!

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Cat--tales



                                                Don't turn up your nose at a cat-tail,
                                                     though  a nuisance to some I expect;
                                               But learn how we kept your ancestors alive,
                                                          and give us a little respect!

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Mutiny!

    

                                                  To all of us dogs and our loved ones,
                                                      please join in this oath on our blog,
                                                  "If ever we're seen in a suit so obscene,
                                                    may we never more call ourselves DOG!"

Friday, June 15, 2012

Visitation?-





I came on this curious formation
  in the grasses that grow by the lake;
and I wondered what strange kind of
                              creature had passed,
 to leave such a puzzling wake.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Raven's rant





When us ravens have a contention,
  it's for sure we can always be heard;
But when I'm at  the top  of the lamp post,
  I expect to  have the last word!

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Butterfly's d'ruthers







I know black and white is dramatic,
and it's nice to be noticed, it's true.
But I'd love, for a change, if I
                                   could arrange
to be orange, or purple, or blue.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Observer


                                               I'm glad I staked out this spot for myself, -
                                               looking down from the top of the fence.
                                          I can sit here and stare at the people down there,
                                                  and try to make some kind of sense.

Monday, June 11, 2012

Sun beams






I picked out this sweet little bloom today,
  so lovely and yet so simple;
So I shined my best morning beam on her,
  and brought out all of her dimples.

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Seductive steps






There's a pathway that always entices,
the one I would take if I could.
It always holds promise of wonder and awe, -
it's the path that leads into the woods.

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Grounded!







Why am I bound here, tied to the ground,
  when I know where a sailboat should be:
with a full set of sails, in the teeth of a gale,
 on the crest of a wave, running free!

Friday, June 8, 2012

Gopher greetings





I like the soft earth in a garden,
   it's a comfortable place to be.
And I like to say "hi", if someone
                                    passes by,
  but they just holler at me!

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Cannon chatter

  






It's a hellluva life for a cannon,
 without an invader to shoot;
and without any ammunition,
 I can't even fire a salute!

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Shark,stranded






I thought that us sharks were the masters,
I dreamed I 'd be king of the sea.
Oh don't make me die here for boasting,
Please, somebody, pity me!

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

anatomy lesson?





I don't know that much about structures of trees,
 I've left it to Nature's design.
But I never thought trees had a backbone,
 and vertebrae just like mine!

Monday, June 4, 2012

Felicity



When I'm watching  the birds
                                  on the water,
  it's hard to know which I prefer.
But I have a soft spot for the mallards,
  'coz he always travels with her.


Sunday, June 3, 2012

Take-off



I saw this great piece in an art show,
  and I sighed and wished it was I.
What a feeling of ease, just to
                       catch the next breeze,
 give a flap to your wings, and FLY!





   


          (art work by Phyllis Thelen)
















Saturday, June 2, 2012

Householding





You people think you have problems
  with issues that we snails may lack.
But how would you feel, if you had to deal
 with your whole house attached to your back!

Friday, June 1, 2012

Enchantment





The moon poured into my room last night,
  and the Lorelei started their tune;
luring my flight through the perilous night
  to dance all the way to the moon.