The exercise:
A four line poem about: the puppy.
We had a better than expected market this morning, which was certainly nice. But even without that it felt great being behind the table again and seeing a lot of familiar faces.
Plus there was a girl in our area trying to sell the cutest puppy ever. I didn't ask how much it would cost because that would have lead to us bringing it home and we're not quite ready for that yet.
Anyway, I've been up since 5:30 this morning, so...
Mine:
This little creature,
I cannot deny,
Controls my actions
With his puppy eyes.
Well done with the market! The puppy sounds lovely, but they can be very expensive if they're pure-bred. Ours cost GBP500 because she was already a year old, and could easily have fetched twice that when she was younger.
ReplyDeleteYou did remind me that I'd once written something about that kind of door-to-door sales... here, if you fancy it.
The puppy
He's sixteen but he tries so hard,
He mouth-breathes, like a guppy.
It's his third day on the job,
And the guys all call him 'Puppy'.
Enormous paws, tiny tail
ReplyDeleteViolet eyes, blue-green nails
Dalmatian spots, spiked hair wild
Adoring Dad, artist child
The puppy lollops
ReplyDeleteFur with eyes
Fur with collops
Fur with sighs
Okay, the only other rhyme was scallops :)
Just found your blog - interesting!
The puppy
ReplyDeleteOriginally he does not exist,
For love seed planted he now exist,
Without feeling there is no soul,
Neither is there nature and self.
Marc: I agree :) puppies tend to have the upper hand! I say this despite being a cat person (not a dog person alas)
ReplyDeleteGreg: good one, although feel quite sorry for him. I'm sure any 16 year old would hate being called puppy on the job!
Aholiab: love it! I just had to say "aww" :)
Paul: love the flow of this!
Zhongming: nice one and made me think :)
Here's mine:
The Puppy
I made a new friend today, and all that we did was play,
with a wag from his tail, and a cute little wail,
I knew that he was here to stay,
and already he's having his way.
Greg - I fancied it indeed. Cruel but satisfying at the same time.
ReplyDeletePoor kid :(
Aholiab - excellent!
Paul - yeah, scallops would have been a tough one to pull off :)
Glad you found us here, and thanks for sharing!
Zhongming - hey, great to see you here again! I hope you've been well.
I've missed your philosophical takes on the prompts. I hope you'll be sticking around for a while?
Watermark - haha, I think you captured the sentiment perfectly.