Original Poetry and Photograph by Leona J. Atkinson ©2016
Marilyn is my grand-daughter’s dog. When the big tree in the family’s backyard was knocked down by storms this winter Marilyn chose to run up to the end of the remaining stump and stand as if on guard!
(Instead of being “King of the Hill” she is “Queen of the Tree”! 🙂
She seems to mimic her daddy, Jack, whom we call “The Sentry or Guard Dog”
Click here to read “Guard Dog” a poem which I wrote about Jack previously) 🙂
I wrote this poem after I heard on the News of a deadly freak car crash that killed a young girl I worked with. It was a six car pileup that should never have happened and it claimed a life of a beautiful young girl who had so much going for her in life. It really made me sad and also made me realize how quickly life can be taken from us and how we should appreciate every minute we are given.
NaPoWriMo–Day 24–Rewrite a favorite poem of the past to make a point
My choice was “The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost”
I decided to rewrite it from my personal perspective
I once knew a girl
That wore a grey poodle skirt
Over pink crinoline
She danced in her saddle shoes
Never thinking she would grow old
Tanka
Leona J. Atkinson 02-20-14
The Daily Post: Daily Prompt: New Sensation/Fad
I’m too young to be old,
So I’m often told.
And yes, I’d quite agree
Since age means little to me.
I think and act very youthful,
But I must be truthful,
So I’ll dispel myth with my tongue.
“I’m too old to be young”
Rhyme
Leona J. Atkinson 12-11-13
(Thanks to my daughter for prompting this silly rhyme)
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