Today is Poetry Friday. Upon arising, I was not sure I was going to write poetry today. I just “wasn’t in the mood.” Instead, I headed out to the garden to weed with my almost one-year-old Yellow Labrador puppy in tow. She gets bored with such mundane tasks as pulling weeds and soon created some fun for herself. Stealing the garden gloves that I had tucked in my pants when I bent over to take a photograph (I had returned to the kitchen to retrieve my phone shortly before), our lab was in a grab and go – let’s have some fun – stage. I, not being a morning person to begin with, was not amused!
I was lazy and let her have the gloves, continuing my weeding and photographing of my flowers when the spirit moved me. As I headed inside to make my coffee, I called the lab to join me. Nope. She was having none of my instruction this morning. Finally, after several attempts at tricking and bribing her to come inside, she reluctantly agreed by following me after I stole my half-eaten glove back.
As we got to the door, she stopped. I went inside, leaving the door open for her. As I turned around to see if she had come in, and what I saw was a yellow lab butt heading out of our garage with a white men’s sneaker in her mouth! Oh, Molly!
It was then I knew I must write some Haiku!
A Labrador Puppy Morning
Stealing Gloves and Shoes
Games You Play, Funny at First
No longer amuse
Addition to my Garden
Bright Pink Monarda
Drawing Pollinators Near
Native Plants Alive
Pollinator Food
A Balm for My Bees
Monarda, Liatris, Yarrow
Come, Feast on Pollen
COVID Days
Days blur into one
Without Routine to Guide Us
Structure, Return Please
Apple Trees
Tiny, New, Apple
Growing Now, Sour Replaced
Sweet, sugary Pulp
Rain
Steady Rhythmic Rain
Pounding on gutters in beat
Depressing My Day
Friends
So Desperately Seeking
Black Coffee for Two
Luxury now such a Need
It is Poetry Friday!. Dr. Patricia Stohr-Hunt and her blog The Miss Rumphious Effect is the host for this week’s Poetry Round-up. Thanks to her we can share and read some amazing poetry this week!
The Apples in My Orchard 
These are beautiful! Your flowers are stunning. I particularly liked Pollinator Food and Friends. The first made me feel gratitude, the last, longing for company.
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Thank you so much! They really just flowed out of me without too much thought! Don’t you love it when that happens?!
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“Labrador Puppy Morning” reminds me of something I used to always tell my kids: “The key to a good joke is knowing when to stop.” I LOVE your yarrow and unknown flower photo. Beautiful!
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Thank you so much! I agree – knowing when to stop is key! I apologize for my late reply!
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