Sleep depravation

Midnight, maybe later,
Insomnia sets in.
All to quite and no hope
Of rest and at best I shut my eyes
To keep the light out.
Slumber, my friend from days of old,
Why have you forsaken me so?
Worry my friend anew,
Why do you seek me now?
That dog, that wretched dog,
Needlessly barking, unnecessarily
Shouting out warnings.
And yet, tonight he’s my only companion.
The only one willing to stay up with me
Conversing, sharing his fears.
Hush;
He’s fallen asleep.
Listen.
What do you here?
Quiet!
All is quiet.
And that is precisely the problem.
I should be snoring.

Hear the Owl

Hoot-Hoot says the owl
Hoot-Hoot firm and hollow
Hoot-Hoot hear her song
Hoot-Hoot all night long

Toby

The clothesline:
Down boy,
Bad dog,
Down Toby!
With his tail between his legs,
Toby ran away
With a pair of jeans in his mouth.

The chase:
Stop Toby!
When I get you, you’re gonna pay,
Stop!
You dumb mutt
I’ll get you
Just you wait.

The capture:
I’ve got you now.
Let go!
I said, let go!
Stop pulling, you’re gonna break ‘em,
I mean it;
Heel!

The reconciliation:
Good boy,
That’s a good boy,
Yeah, you’re a good dog,
Let me scratch your belly,
I’m so proud of you,
You my baby.

The conclusion:

Not again!
Hey!
Come back,
Bring back my jeans,
Bad boy,
Toby!

When words are not enough.

When words are not enough
With something more required,
That something more that last
Enduring past the anger.
In all my contemplations
I come up short
And tears run long
And nothing I can say will due
To mend a broken heart
And I with mine
And you with yours.
The chasm grows
And tears run long.
Motion replaces devotion
and each its own conclusion,
Then silence speaks,
The words; they seize
And tears run long,
When words are not enough.

Grandpas’ duck

Grandpa had a duck
He was grey and black
And went quack-quack.
When it rained
He swam in a puddle,
If it didn’t
He’d walk and waddled.

So, you're going to marry.

Next month my beautiful niece will get married. I wrote this piece for her and her fiancé. In September I will post the one I have written for the wedding.

You're going to marry,
so I hear!
You set the day,
your choice is clear.
He calls you baby,
you call him dear,
all dreams no fear
and your so goo-goo
and he's so gaga,
now pick a cake
a banquet hall,
pictures to take,
a dress for the ball,
and all within budget...

You're going to marry,
so I hear!
Enjoy while you can
the honeymoon suite.
The rings will go on,
the children will come,
they'll laugh and play,
they'll cry and holler,
with bills to pay
and diapers to change.
Oh my so much joy!
How can you stand it?

You're going to marry,
so I hear!
Let my words not discourage,
let me be clear,
the wedding day will come,
the wedding day will go,
and all my prophesies
will come to pass,
and some day your children
will here me say-
-you're going to marry,
so I hear!