FALL FLAVORS

A season beginning
Leaves changing into beautiful shades
Colors so amazing they leave you breathless
A time of reflecting
Saying I love you to those who matter
Giving unconditional hugs to those in need

Sharing a meal, chatting and laughing
Surreal moments to warm our hearts
Showing we care by helping others
Waking to another day of possibilities

Smiling to lift those troubled spirits
Hoping for another chance to
smell the spices.

Copyright 2010

CONE-DOG

I wrote this last night, after the humor of this situation kept nudging me…Our dog has been wearing a cone for almost 2 weeks.  It’s hilarious and annoying at the same time, so I thought I’d share a bit of silliness, in the midst of the seriousness of life.  Maybe you can relate?
I hope you enjoy!

She detested the white plastic contraption
She wondered what surrounded her neck
Pawing, Pawing, then deciding…what the heck!
She may look pretty cute in this new fashion

She found some difficulty with the regular task of
drinking water, eating food, and her sniffing routines
She was unaware she created hysterical scenes
for the bowls were invisible while she wore the “mask”

With it’s daunting width, she crashes, boom, bangs
into walls, doors and furniture, too
Until her leg heals, there’s nothing more we can do
She’s her own ensemble, as she walks, bumps and clangs

It’s a bit silly, but an aardvark she mirrors
The cone covers all it devours
She doesn’t fight anymore: she’s worn it for hours

We all love her still and so do her peers!  ♥

LScott

A Little Taste of Haiku – LEAVES TURNING

My kids and I were talking last night about poetry
and they urged me to try writing some Haiku, so here is one beginning sample
about my favorite season:

Pumpkins on the porch

       Pies baking in the oven

           Raindrops lightly fall 

LScott


ONLY

In my own little world
Is where I’ll be
In my own little world
For no one to see
Nothing can hurt me
No words to insult me
Only my hands hold the key

In my own little world
Is where I’ll be
In my own little world
For no one to see
No one to love me
No words to encourage me
In my own little world
There is no “we”

In my own little world
There’s no one to miss me
They don’t even know I’m away
My heart breaks, but I’ll take time to pray
Only me, in my little hideaway

Copyright 2011

(Some may wonder, but this is not about me…I was thinking of those who are all alone in the world)