Saturday, October 6, 2012

The Normans

We are the Normans,
three bears loved by three boys
all our names are Norman,
and though we are just toys
 
the love we give is precious
a love that can't be found
in dump-trucks or that leggo
they leave on the ground
 
so squeeze us, scrunch, and crush us
throw us down the stairs
pick us up and drag us
to a comfy chair
 
hold us while you're crying
hold us when you're scared
cuddle us at sleep time
your Norman's always there!


 

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Thoughts...

I'm sleeping in the dishrack
right beside the sink
it's cozy and real private
it gives me time to think
 and when they wash the dishes
I will run away
to sleep inside the sock drawer
until I want to play
 
my name is squeeks they tell me
a special kind of cat
not the cutest, not too smart
but I don't care about that!
 

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Dead Duck

Dead duck, lost duck
dropped from baby's hand
lying on the sidewalk
full of dirt and sand
 
No one's coming back for you
no one to take you home
in rain and snow you'll rot away
dying all alone!

Stumpy Proud

Stumpy proud
Stumpy strong
without feet
you hop along
 
other birds
your friends not
mock the feet
that you ain't got!


Wednesday, September 12, 2012

The Shelter of My Un-Doing

safe and dry... for how long?
Caught in a terrible thunder storm,
I took shelter in the first paper bag I found.
Brilliant! However...
Paper can only withstand rain for a short time and then it wilts!
 
Moral of the story- Don't take shelter in a paperbag during a big storm.
Squeeks - Yoga Cat

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Message to the World

Frannee, Squeeks, and Frankee!
I'm napping on the couch
I started all alone
and then my little cat
to the couch did roam
 
he curled up beside me
purring all the while
til Frankee saw him there
and jumped into the pile 
 
and so...
 
 into the afternoon
we lay napping - three
cuddled in a bundle 
catching up on zee's
 
and if....
 
 all the people,
in all the world
could nap just like we do
 
perhaps there'd be
an end to war
and some rested North Americans too!
 

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Baby Pigeons

 
Pretty baby birds
so soft and fluffy too!
hatched upon my balcony
cause what was I to do?

I couldn't pitch them overboard
though all my friends did swear
that if I left the eggs to hatch
I'd always have them there

But no I couldn't do it
my little heart did break
at the thought of all that mess
the two eggs they would make

and so I let them stay
to hatch and then to fly
those pretty baby birds
have long since said good-bye!

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Squeeks Sleeps



Deep in meditation
lying in his bed
I wonder what is happening
inside that little head....

a pigeon on the balcony
a mouse goes skidding by
a doggie in the hallway
                               a big fat fuzzy fly! (try to say that 5 times!)

a tin of white flake tuna
some catnip - fresh and green
the cape that batman wears
oh yes, my Squeeks doth dream!!



Sunday, February 12, 2012

Dante Dunks Frankee!

This mismatched pair of pooches enjoy a romp in the rough!
 
Rolling around
on the frosty ground
Dante the Sheppard
 holds Frankee down!

and though he is fierce
five pounds of pure fire
Frankee's no match
for Dante's poundage is higher!
(by about ten times!... Whaaat?!)
 

Thursday, January 5, 2012

A Shaggy Affair


Zeus was born with his hairdo!
However, the woman accompanying him cannot claim the same misfortune.
In fact, she has chosen to wear this hat! and the coat!
When asked why she wore it, Madame gave this reporter a blank look and wheeled Zeus away.