One morning,
On a small pond, gentle
Ripples –
A female mallard,
Who wears the tiniest pearl necklace
Ever
Seen
On a desk, a tiny yellow origami bird
Who wants to be real
Who wants to fly
*
On the sidewalk, a little girl with chestnut
Curls, in a bright red raincoat
Jumps one puddle
Crushes
The next.
She is fierce.
Her terrier walks with her,
Splashes with her.
Possibly, muddy footprints on carpet.
Possibly,
A little annoyed, but also amused
Parents.
*
A calico kitty named,
Snickers. (Given name) Or,
Snickers Pie,
Princess Kitty
Cutie Pie
Snickerdoodles
Snickery
Snickles
Snickie Bear,
Very seldom called by her given name.
The Zennest of Zen
Also goes by,
Little Tiger Girl
*
A whispering fountain pen,
Azure.
Awaiting her person’s
Right hand to make words
Into sentences
Into paragraphs..
So many hours,
Waiting.. waiting..
Procrastination is difficult when one
Has ink to spend
Stories to help make.
She whispers,
Come, I’m over here. Not so patient.
*
On an antique maple
Table,
Set in silver,
For two
A bottle of Chardonnay waits
To be opened.
Upstairs in a wardrobe,
A blue velvet gown waits
To be worn.
In a dining room,
A cassoulet waits
To be served.
And what of the grandfather clock?
It waits to be seen, wound,
To chime the hours.
So much waiting.. and waiting.
Wait!
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