you took me down to Eastbourne boarding school
to offer me a palliative
to cure my dyslexia
I lived for your letters
until the teachers got it
to a fine art
" No news is good news"
Each teacher telling they cured you
one naturally took exception
Latin and French lessons seemed to be a distraction
I needed English
Every pupil a curates egg
their backgrounds so prosaic
The cat with three legs
and the whipping tails of the Heads Labradors'
And preparing strawberries
with the Dutch chef
told me I missed my North London abode.
Categories:
labradors, angst,
Form: Free verse
Labradors come in
three colors, good hunters, love
waters, most famous.
Date: 08/31/2019
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Categories:
labradors, dog, joy, life, nature,
Form: Senryu
Tanya
kind, curious, silly and shy
sister of two brothers, much older than I
loves music, dancing, nature and Labradors
who hopes optimisically, ponders reflectively and hordes sentimentality
who fears not being remembered, man's moral decay and this progressive disease
who would like to see all the wonders of the world, peace among nations and honesty in all human faces
resident of life's flowing waters
Harrington
© 9-27-2012
Categories:
labradors, introspection, life,
Form: Bio
Born and raised in New Jersey,
A true hearted Jersey girl.
With a natural gift of wordplay,
Poems emerge as her pen swirls.
With a love for children, music,
Animals, words, and people.
She lives by the golden rule,
By making others feel equal.
Bearing a kind and caring heart,
She makes friends forevermore.
And spreads her love at home,
With her family and 3 Labradors.
She loves to joke around,
And making others laugh.
Here’s a tribute to our friend,
New Jersey’s own Robin Gass.
___________________________
Dedicated to Robin Gass
for her neverending support.
Categories:
labradors, dedicationlove,
Form: Quatrain
View of village hillside houses sunset
Curving road Small villa by the seaside
Spanish architect bulls heads at entrance
Velvet voice perfumed skin prettiest laugh
Walnuts cherries stone fruits of the season
Soft melody apple tarts beautiful wild honey
Hunting season for smelly truffles is Winter
Branches well trimmed they grow in shadows
Labradors sniffing excitedly in the truffle fields
Jealousy + secrecy surround the truffle mystery
Beautifully wrapped exquisite tasting chocolate.
Categories:
labradors, adventure, love, mystery, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Sea horizon in the distance ...a clean line.... a quiet shore
Every day the ocean washes up something new on its sandy floor...
Today, the sea formed haystacks of seaweed piled quiet high
Yesterday sea sponges and fan-shells lapped the crunchy sands
Gentle humming of soft ocean sounds humms by to and fro
Seagulls squawking , flying in unison form a V- like kite formation
Their pale eyes widen as red feet and beaks hover and flutter
Two yellow labradors swimming and weaving from shore to ocean
Bounding gracefully into the water , chasing and jumping in unison
Tirelessly,effortlessly running along their beloved ocean shore.
Young dogs greet each other in an excitedly ,friendly fashion.
Horses hoof prints embedded gracefully in the shoreline sand....
Broken glass edges made smooth with the sands abrasion
Oh wonderful mobile reflecting the sunlights warm sensations!
Categories:
labradors, animals, happiness, health, nature,
Form: Sonnet