An angel left us
Silently, went to heaven
Christmas Eve morn.
Fifteen years of her friendship
Remains in our memories.
Tanka
A tribute to our family cat who passed away this last Christmas Eve morning.
Morris-Angel of Friendship
Tag: animal
Unique Unicorns
Imagination
In fairytail fantasies
Unicorns pink and blue
Dance with red butterflies
In a field of yellow roses
#Tanka
#NaPoWriMo 2019–Day 23–Prompt: I’d like to challenge you today to write a poem about an animal
Hog’s Hunch
Phil’s Faithful Followers
Gathered at Gobbler’s Knob
in Punxsutawney.
Phil appears, shadow does not
Early Spring is on its way
Tanka
“Faithful followers, there is no shadow of me and a beautiful spring it shall be,” a member of Phil’s Inner Circle read from the groundhog’s prediction scroll to the cheers and applause from the crowd.
Thousands of people gathered Saturday at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to watch a famous groundhog deliver his highly anticipated forecast.
Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow around 7:30 a.m. ET and did not see his shadow, predicting an early spring for us all –CNN Punxsutawney,PA
Goodbye Lily
In the Autumn we mourn
One who left too soon
Lily, November born
Bid us ‘bye neath the moon
Full of joy was Lil’ Lily
Happy baby elephant
Playful and sweet was she
In spirit, confident
Though illness took her away
From us and her family
We honor her today
For her sweet memory
Elegy
I am saddened by this news as I remember when Lily was born and everyone in Portland got the opportunity to vote on a name for her. I voted for the name Lily and was so happy it was chosen for her. It fit her perfectly. She was so sweet, lively, joyful and happy. She would have been 6 years old today 😪
In loving memory of Lily.
Her confident, happy spirit will always be in our hearts 🌹 pic.twitter.com/imPze35rXy— Oregon Zoo (@OregonZoo) November 30, 2018
https://www.oregonzoo.org/news/2018/11/zoo-heartbroken-6-year-old-lily-succumbs-virus
Memo: From Me
Dear Gray Squirrel,
Tell me, what are you looking for!
The bird food you do deplete,
Yet you keep passing by my door,
Is your search never complete?
Your manners I do deplore!
Always looking for a tasty treat!
You’ve had that, yet look for more!
Your greed knows no defeat!
Rhyme
This poem was inspired by the gray squirrel that lives in a tree in my backyard who seems to never get full nor tired. He is always eating or searching. He is cute but can really be a pest at times! 😊
Squirrel Saga Continues
Mr. Gray Squirrel is back today
Eating from the feeder like it’s okay
“You’re a funny looking bird” I say
My comment causes him no dismay
“Mighty fine sunflower seeds” says he
“Quite worth my trip down the tree”
“Ah yes, but not meant for you” says me
With a smile and nod, away he does flee
Narrative/Rhyme
To Be Continued….I imagine
City Stranger
Lonely wayfarer?
Or escapee from his hutch?
Black Bunny in the wood
Haiku
Apparently a black bunny lives in the woods at the end of a city street in my town. He has often been seen munching on carrots, lettuce and other greens generous neighbors and passerby’s leave for him daily. No one seems to know where he came from or where he’s going but for now he seems content to hang around and enjoy the neighborhood hospitality. I happened to catch sight of him last week while he was enjoying his morning snack and he graciously consented to pose for a photo
Squirrley Selfie
A bigfoot squirrel
Searching in the night
Morning evidence
Reveals his prints in the snow
Watercolor paints his image
Tanka
Painting created by me from actual photo of squirrel’s hind footprint. Squirrel visited my patio in the night and left his tracks in the snow. I took a picture of the tracks to look up what they were. Then I also happened to see “Squirrel Footprint Art” on Pinterest which inspired me to create this painting.😊
Mr. Fox
Oh my Mr Fox, why are you there,
Smiling at me without care?
Is it not a momentous offence
For you to be outside that fence?
Flashing that silly,sly stare!
Limerick
I wrote this silly rhyme to go with this image of a little fox that I and my grand-daughter drew. I was trying to learn to draw a fox and she was helping me. I thought he turned out cute so I saved him and added him into my Christmas Village display. 😊
Morris the Queen
Sits upon our hearts
None other can take her place
Morris the Queen
Senryu
(Tribute to Morris, my grandson’s cat, who is about 12 years old now. He got her as a baby kitten and though she was female he. Ames her Morris because she looks just like the famous Morris on Nine Lives. She has truly been a wonderful family cat.)
Leonas Lines--Poetry Plus 