Monthly Archives: August 2024

Thankful Thursday (4)

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Pink is not just a color. It’s an attitude. ~Miley Cyrus, American singer, songwriter, and actress

At last I’m seeing

A bloom from my Cosmos plant.

Wasn’t it worth the wait?

 

Note: This is my contribution to the Thankful Thursday series, wherein we focus on things we’re grateful for. This Cosmos plant (also known as the Mexican aster) came in a seed packet somebody sent my mom just after she passed. I didn’t think it would grow, but just look at it — it’s nearly waist high! I guess I shouldn’t have doubted — Cosmos is one of the October birth month flowers, and Mom’s birthday was in October.

And … Another Bat

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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese proverb

I Monkey here.

Well, it’s about time I got in on the fun.

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Thankful Thursday (3)

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And it is no little thing to hear a fellow-creature say “Thank you, friend.” ~Barbra Ring, Norwegian novelist

Reach for the ceiling

Bend your arm at the elbow

And pat your own back

Note: On this Thankful Thursday, I want to give a shout out to all my friends — you’re the BEST!! Some of us would write whether anyone read and commented or not, but how much more interesting, special, and meaningful it is to have interaction on our blogs.

Thankful Thursday (2)

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A smile is as good as a prayer… ~Abigail May Alcott, American artist and youngest sister of author Louisa May Alcott

People’s laps are chairs

For puppies to sit upon

Comforting for both

Note: This is another installment of the Thankful Thursday series, designed to focus on gratitude. Poetry form is Haiku.

It’s a Messy Job

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A poet once wrote: “Let every man sweep in front of his own door and the whole world will be clean.” ~The Rotarian, November 1952

Does anybody truly like to pick up dog poop?

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Thankful Thursday

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The three most important words in the English language are: “I appreciate you.” ~Author unknown, c.1960s

Yearly they appear

Asking nothing much of me

But to notice them

Note: Poetry form is Haiku. My friend Laurie introduced me to Thankful Thursday, in which we write about some of the things we’re grateful for. These Brown-eyed Susans greet me every summer by July. I didn’t plant them, and they don’t seem to demand anything from me. How cool is that?!