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The Room Drains

 The Room Drains... 

The room drains to sepia.
A long distant relative
     in a bowler hat,
smoking a pipe;
     strokes your dog.
The one
on the couch.

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Joe Maverick

Date: 1/24/2022 9:54:00 AM

Damn I wondered where that mutt went.' Well You did say he was mine..' If I come round to Collect him will you be looking for costs being Met for the keep though Scott? Oh and I can't Take people specially long distance ones I was Not much at running at the best of times.'

Sara Kendrick

Date: 7/5/2016 7:42:00 PM

Cute one..Got a chuckle..Sara

Jannie Breedt

Date: 6/20/2016 7:11:00 AM

i felt the tension in that one , nice write

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 6/20/2016 5:11:00 AM

So much for someone to absorb dear Scott! Witty!

Harry Horsman

Date: 6/19/2016 5:38:00 PM

A lot to think about here Scott, love this.

Len Gasun

Date: 6/19/2016 6:49:00 AM

A brilliant verse my dear friend/sir scott. Thank you so much for sharing. Have a great weekend! Hugs!

Bl Devnath

Date: 6/17/2016 12:11:00 PM

A clever poem beautifully expressed my lovely friend. Loved always, bl

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/13/2016 6:32:00 PM

Loving this one again!!

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 6/13/2016 12:54:00 AM

This is witty and has like an aha moment Scott! #7 ; )

Jack Horne

Date: 6/12/2016 11:13:00 AM

love this clever write, my friend. hope you're having a great weekend

Laura Leiser

Date: 6/10/2016 11:35:00 PM

Loved the humor in this! Excellent verse in a few short lines :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/9/2016 8:39:00 AM

wow, certainly you may post a twitter link for me. And it's great to see you have posted a new poem today. I like this poem and the deep meaning behind it.