Rainy Days and Puppies - inspired by Rybka

[Zanzibar]

Rainy Days and Puppies

glistening drops scatter
across the freshly mopped floor,
puppy bringing the outside in
with exuberance and gusto.

"Oh Tobey, not again!"

he just looks at me with those
brown pools of innocence and wonder.

rainy days and puppies
clouds in turmoil shedding tears,
spreading tension and irritation
as yearning hearts seek
promised sun drenched days of spring.

"Enough already!" I shout at the sky.

"Oh no, not you Tobey."
the puppy ducks his head at my outburst,
somehow thinking he's to blame again.
tail pounding a stacatto beat
against the doorway
he desperately seeks my love and approval.
he can't understand how I feel,
he sees puddles as challenges to be explored,
rain as Mother Nature petting him,
mud to be reveled in,
delighting in it all as he lays
squirming with paws outstretched,
dancing with the sky

perhaps I should be more like him
living in the moment
rejoicing in what is
instead of moping for what isn't
and hoping that tomorrow
brings sun instead of rain.

but for now, a mop and towel
will be my partners in the dance
restoring the disorder made
by rainy days and puppies.


A poem inspired by Rybka's - A wet dog in Nor'eastern poem... I do not promise it's quality or promise... tis spontaneous and off the cuff, it's measure to the mark remains to be seen. Hopefully to be enjoyed by her and others.

<shakes water all over>

~Zan

 

[Rybka]

Thank you, Z-bar, for cheering me up. It is still raining, but I got my first hearing aids today, so at least I can hear it! (Did you know that your hair makes noise when you comb it?) I'm in the process of detuning my TV set from high treble boost.

What kind of pup do you have? Mine is a yellow lab (really almost a white lab in color. - Until she finds the mud, but she can get dirty just walking on a dry day. Something about how Lucy picks up her feet throws dirt.

 

[Zanzibar]

Thank you, Z-bar, for cheering me up. It is still raining, but I got my first hearing aids today, so at least I can hear it! (Did you know that your hair makes noise when you comb it?) I'm in the process of detuning my TV set from high treble boost.

What kind of pup do you have? Mine is a yellow lab (really almost a white lab in color. - Until she finds the mud, but she can get dirty just walking on a dry day. Something about how Lucy picks up her feet throws dirt.

You're welcome

Growing up I had a wee yorkshire terrior at home, and a collie/german shepherd mix at work (a garden center). Both were scoundrels indeed, finding ways to get into trouble and mischief. Both also loved the rain, and the mud, and couldn't help sharing it with everyone they came in contact with.

I've had cats the the last 20 years however - a pair of boys rescued from the local pound as kittens - Snuggles and Skeeter, who since passed on and now I have a pair of ladies - Cocoa Puff and Patchwork Quilt (Who you can see in the illustrated poetry challenge) who came at different times from the same pound as the two boys.

I just saw your request and ran with it . Sometimes I have my most fun writing poetry in moments like that. "The end of the world as we know it" was one of those poems as well.

In any case, I'm glad I cheered your day!