I Let Out a Scream This Morning
I am practically never startled.
I have three children, a husband, a zoo full of pets and ten grandchildren.
But this morning I jumped and screamed when I came out to the porch.
Because a huge head with a puppy attached was sleeping on the couch.
The one I lugged up there for me.
I screamed, but no one came.
Not my dog.
Not my husband.
Not my ghosts.
The puppy looked curious but did not bark
Which I thought was curious.
I tiptoed down the step and remembered my phone.
So, I had to pass this giant one more time.
He looked happy to see me, tongue out.
Big eyes, a husky mix, maybe a year old.
I called my husband as I was backing out.
There is a puppy on the porch I said.
I saw my husband looking as I left the driveway.
He called me soon after.
It’s a boy dog, he said.
He was hungry. I fed him dog food and steak.
Oh, yes, he is going somewhere any time soon.
“He is NOT coming in the house,” my husband said sternly.
“Yet,” I said.
Categories:
let out, animal, dog,
Form: Narrative
Let your inner core shine
Shout yourself out there
Wiggle your truth,
Dance and play!
Keep nothing inside
Spill it onto a brick wall
Use all of your colors
Neon’s? Why not!
Be your eagle self.
Let out your wolf
Howl at the moon.
Twirl on the sidewalk
Throw paint everywhere
Smear it all over
Add glitter
Let your inner core shine
Categories:
let out, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Deliberate donkey was visiting one day, when he went out to play.
I was pretty stern when I told him not to wander too far away.
My daughter and I were going to take a little nap at a quarter ‘til two.
I told him if he came back to the house too soon he would have to nap too.
Deliberate donkey was entranced with my yellow and pink flowers.
He gobbled them all up. Of course it took him a couple of hours.
I woke to find one dandelion left in my yard, all the rest eaten.
My husband brought deliberate donkey an egg sandwich, well beaten.
He thanked him profusely, for he thought this meant no more awful mowing.
Which was pretty silly considering the next day it was snowing.
Deliberate donkey became such an asset that January day
That we invited him over whenever he wanted, to play.
We gave deliberate donkey a nickname, and he loved it so very much.
We called him Wonderful Dandelion Eater a.k.a. Let out the Clutch!
Because in addition to the dandelions, mushrooms and the flowers he ate
He stole our jalopy and took out Matilda, the goat, a keen date.
Categories:
let out, animal,
Form: Rhyme
May the snows stop
and the rain cease…
May the winds take shelter
and let the sun birds sing.
Let out the spring!
Let out the spring!
I want the flowers to bloom
and the sun to shine
Let out the light!
I want tulips and roses
lily’s and daisy’s
Let out the birds and the bee’s
the monarchs and the daisy’s
I want the snows and the rains
the long winds and dark days
To finally end.
Let out the light!
Let out the spring!
1/14/2013
Categories:
let out, flower, nature, snow, spring,
Form: Free verse