These Socks

sitting on these socks

full of sweat and grime

out of all these socks

none of them are mine

 

these socks they have been rinsed

not just once, but twice

let’s throw them in the washer

and then they will smell nice

Tub Talk

I'm on the tub

perched atop

a lot of socks

stinky, smelly

'neath my belly

 

 

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!

 

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!

 

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!

Video - "Behold the Beagle"

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

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!

 

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!

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!!

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?!)

 

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.

xmas poem

Ode to Dooley

Dooley, oh my Dooley!

with little legs that wobble

snuggles up to Michelle

just to have a cuddle

tail like a puff puff

ears so silky soft

furry face so blissful

and when you're swept aloft

kisses you'll be getting

and kisses you will give

wrapped in arms so loving

that's how a dog should live

Stumpy Pigeon







Stumpy, looking for food!

STUMPY PIGEON

Stumpy Pigeon lacking feet

Tell me now, how do you sleep

For you can’t roost on perch of tree

No feet have you, nor talons (three)

So do you lie against a wall

Throughout the night, do you fall

Or wedge, do you, between two stone

While your friends perch, you sleep alone

Oh Stumpy Pigeon, I cry my friend

For on two feet, you can nay depend

                         Yoga Cat

Gorilla on the Couch

Wow! What a lot of ears you have!

"so firm and crisp

and sticky-uppy!!

between your ears

I rest my cuppy"

and Wow! what a great nose you have!
"so nubbly and curvy,

defined and symetrical

so snorty and dribbly

and completely delectable!"

Fare-thee-well...

"Charlie left us

left Norma

moved on

his little body

said I'm done

and spirit flew

away"

Jordy's Thoughts

I love to walk the Beltline

when weather is permitting

but if it's cold

because I'm old

at home I would be sitting

(editor's note: this little ditty was composed by Jordy, in mid walk, without the help of Sylvia!)

Landscape

There is a world

far, far away,

where little dogs sleep

with cats all day.