Summer

daydream in the sand

wave-suds slide back and forth

with salty life

where clams bury down

leaving bubble trails

chased by impetuous hands

and high shrieks

that combine with the gulls’

in the golden summer air

that stretches out

endless like the rolling waves

written for dVerse

 

Feeder Frenzy

Welcome to Avis’s Feeder Frenzy

Choice of suet or sunflowers free

With a dip in the bath below

Flap right up; don’t be slow

Chirp, chatter and cheer

Our sensational band is here!

The Ruby-throat leads with a hum

Northern Flicker beats the drum

Written for dVerse.

Prequel

Peter Piper plucked a pound of putrid plums

Placing them in pies, pasta, and pizza

Peddling them primarily at the park

But putrid plums pay peanuts

So Peter Piper’s prestigious penthouse was repossessed

“Perhaps,” plucky Peter plotted

“Pickled peppers should plump my plastic purse.”

For all who've ever wondered why Peter Piper picked that peck of pickled peppers.

 Written for dVerse.