First steps outside,
Fresh dusting of snow.
Morning walk,
Three dogs in tow.
Not a soul to be seen,
Round the block we go.
Back to the start now,
With frosty toes.
Dash into the house,
My cheeks aglow!
Trying Out a 4-4-4
Pablo: Our little black Havanese. I remember when Kate brought you home. So tiny. Waking up in the middle of the night to carry you downstairs and outside. How did I not notice how bossy you were? Dublin: Pablo's brother. Kate rescued you. A little fluff ball who was scared of his own shadow. Following Kate everywhere. You can sense when one of us is upset. You come over and put your little face to ours. Fisher: The golden energy ball, still a puppy. Sophie brought you home on a sunny day. She was so excited to have found you. Her therapy dog. You helped her grow. You are her best buddy. You saved her. Fireplace: We gather around. These are my four things within four feet written about within four minutes. I ran out of time before adding the rest of my ideas to the last. Writing about four things within four minutes really forced me to let the ideas flow and not overthink my writing. I think I will try this again. I wonder if I will be able to write more next time. Wha...
Hi there, welcome to the slice of life! I enjoyed your poem and could really feel your frosty toes and cheeks aglow (it's end of summer here, so I had to really 'feel' it!)
ReplyDeleteYour poem is filled with great descriptions and reminds me of a winter day on Long Island, NY. We moved to Virginia two years ago and this winter has been cold and mild.
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