To all the Puppies Without a Good Home

WHEN I WAS JUST A PUP
 
I was given to my master
When I was just a pup
Oh, yes, he really wanted me
That is, ’til I grew up
I was pampered by the family
They brushed me everyday
I was always fed and watered
And never lacked for play
 
They taught me many fetching tricks
And I learned well, with ease
But then, they [...]

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In Honor of all the June Class Reunions

       CLASS REUNION           
 
It’s our High School Class Reunion,
And we are gathered here
To renew old bonds and friendships
And memories we’ve held dear.
 
Will we recognize our classmates
Once so lean and spry,
Now showing life’s sad changes
From years that seemed to fly?
 
For time has grayed most every head,
With some as white as snow,
And destroyed the hair on some [...]

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Just One of Those Mornings

JUST ONE OF THOSE MORNINGS
 
It was just one of those mornings
When nothing would go right
The alarm failed to awaken me
And I looked an awful sight
 
Preparing oranges for some juice
I got a nasty cut
I dropped the eggs, slipped in the mess
And landed on my butt
 
My slippers flew, the dog grabbed one
And ripped the thing to bits
The [...]

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Coat Hangers

       COAT HANGERS
 
 
Oh, those blasted wire hangers
    I swear they have a brain
For nothing is so obstinate
    Nor causes so much strain
 
No matter how I hang them
    They tangle every time
I think it’s done on purpose
    And I call that a crime
It really takes Job’s patience
    To remove one from a pile
And even though [...]

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Pets

PETS
The puppy piddled on the floor
And then he did a little more
The kitten snagged my favorite chair
There’s cat and dog hair everywhere
 
The dog chews everything he sees
And spends much time just scratching fleas
The cat climbs drapes and jumps on stuff
Oh, having them is mighty rough
 
They let you know you’re there to serve
They do it fast, [...]

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Where Nature Stood

   WHERE NATURE STOOD

 
Where once there was a wooded hill
The earth is flat and much too still
Trees cut down, dirt hauled away
This is progress, so they say
 
Gone are trees that once housed birds
Who chorused music without words
Gone, giant oaks with arms spread wide
That were the forest’s greatest pride
 
The tangled brush on forest floor
Will not be [...]

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