Poetic Puppy People

So I meant to write several vignettes in lieu of a long, long rant about a single subject like I usually do, but somehow vignettes translated into a whole lot of haikus, punctuated by loose interpretations of other sorts of poems that I learned about in third grade, but still had to look up their formulas, which I didn’t really follow anyway. Enjoy!

A haiku about layers:

Layers for the cold

Too sweaty take them off

Yay for pneumonia

A diamante-ish poem about SnowIce:

Snow

It is weird to Arizona fingers. I must touch it.

Blinding my Arizona eyes. Making scary snow creatures. Blowing mind with snowflakes.

Pristine pieces of perfection. Christmas time. Now it rained. You could play hockey on this snow.

Mud + snow + rain – degrees = death trap. So very slippy. Icky.

Fall in dog poop. Break ankle.

Ice.

A haiku about raccoons:

I see no raccoons.

I know they are here somewhere.

Find and make pet soon.

A haiku about Stan not giving me permission to have a raccoon pet:

No, city girl, no

Go to garbage raccoon trap

Put where Stan can’t see

A limerick about squirrels.

Today I saw a red squirrel

I knew not if it was boy or girl

I also didn’t care

I had but one thought under my hair

I want to squish that.

A haiku about squishing squirrels:

No I am not cruel.

Squash not to kill but to show love.

So cute I squish you. 

A haiku about driving the dog team for the first time:

First time driving dogs

Scared they will suddenly stop

They too will be squashed

A haiku about the end of the run where I was driving:

Dear human, you’re dumb

We only stop if you break

And break you did not

A haiku about trying to haul sled dogs backwards when you forget to break the ATV and the dogs get into a tangled fight:

Sled dogs are so strong

They run forward more than back

Good luck, puny girl

A haiku about taking pictures with the dogs:

Cute dogs! Take pictures!

Like to try to like my face

Don’t, you eat your poop.

On haiku about the orange shirt that I am wearing in every single picture I have ever taken here even though I have been here for nearly two months.

Orange shirt keep me clean

Dogs make orange shirt so dirty

Rotting? Don’t think so.

A haiku about insulated overalls:

These are the best thing

Keep you warm with just one piece

Don’t even need pants.

And now: Dog Talk

"What you are doing looks very suspect?"

"Fine. I will begrudgingly stay still long enough for you to take a picture."

"Staring contest! Go!"

"I don't know why you are so concerner about me licking your face because you say I eat my poop. See, I lick my own face. No big deal."

"Millenials. You must always be taking pictures."

"Stop goofing off. I am a serious athlete."

For the honor and glory.