Thursday, February 28, 2013

Patience vs. Eagerness


If it takes a regular
mourning dove
poised on a fence post
as an example
of performing patience
gracefully,
a flock
of intermittent Blue Jays
will arrive with eagerness,
brutally
emptying the birdfeeder.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Charlie



Had a big doggie, who’s name was Charlie
Nighttime he liked to bark, no sleep for us.
Just moved his dog house, new pad was gnarly,
Broke loose from his chain, hit by a school bus

Maybe not a bus, but car, or a truck
Whoever hit him left him there to die
Poor little doggy never had good luck
Died ‘fore I had a chance to say good-bye

I hope there’s a heaven for all my dogs
They all mean so much, hate for them to go
Next pet should be a bucket full of frogs
‘Cause I probably wouldn't miss them so

Chuck was a good dog, though he barked a lot
His brother will miss him, poor old Foxtrot.