291/365 - Disreputable

 

When the good burner

turns bad

The best burner

becomes the worst

The favorite burner

turns on you

by refusing to 

turn on

or rather

by refusing to light

but happily filling

the kitchen with gas

Is ten years the limit

when the switch is flipped

It was the dishwasher

last year

the furnace

the year before

What's next?

The fridge?

What else will decide

not to work anymore?

290/365 - Favoritism

 

It's not that I 

play favorites per se

it's more like who

is pissing me off less today

Oh you climbed

to the dop shelf and

knocked a bowl down?

At least it didn't break

Oh you peed in the house

while we were out?

At least the wood floor

wasn't stained

But in the end

you're adorable and fuzzy

and I love you both

just the same

289/365 - Sea

 

I chased my dreams

to the edge

where the water

meets the land

And I stood there

helplessly

sinking slowly

in the sand

As I watched them

drop in the sea

with the 

setting sun

I ignored the sign

warning me

and dove in to chase

every one

288/365 - Pompadour

 

It's a work of art

I say

this hairstyle

my pillow has made

A new surprise

everyday

guaranteed to scare

small children away

287/365 - Cote

 

He has flown

the coop

from Halloween décor

to permanent roost

Disco penguin

skeleton bird

parrots your moods

with lights

not words

red for evil

and blue for sad

green for ------

and yellow for glad

he's the best mood-ring

he's the next fad!

286/365 - Vegetation

 

Oh no

here we go

It's that time of year

again

The rains are here

the green leaves appear

oxalis is not

my friend

285/365 - Universal

 

Hooray for a rainy day

when all the other dogs

stay away

It's Fred's time

to go out and play

A reactive pup's

holiday

long rambling walks

without a worry

I can hear the whining

behind closed doors

but don't worry about that Fred

the street's all yours

we'll walk as long

as the raindrops fall

and have a puddle splashing

free-for-all