…my memory wandered back to the summer evenings — not so very long ago, perhaps, if one but adds up the years, but a long, long while ago if one measures Time by feeling… ~Jerome K. Jerome, English writer and humorist, Novel Notes, 1893
You’re
A true
Paradox.
Funny? Oh, yes.
Challenging? For sure.
But life would be diff’rent
Had you not come to stay here
With me five years ago this month.
You’ve cost me money, chewed up your toys,
Thrown up on my rugs, barked at all noises.
But everything can be redeemed, can’t it?
Despite a rough puppyhood, you’ve grown
And become an adult Sheltie
Anyone could be proud of.
I think you’re here to stay!
Happy Gotcha Day
To my Monkey.
I love you,
Silly
Boy!
Note: Poetry form is Double Etheree. Monkey’s Gotcha Day is Feb. 20, 2021 (yes, he’s a Pandemic Puppy!)
Musings by an ND Domer's Mom 
Debbie, I’m sitting here sipping my morning coffee and reading this, all the while SMILING from ear to ear. You are soooooooooooo cleaver with words! And I enjoy the various poetry forms you share, because that in itself, adds to the “art” of each poem!
“Happy Gotcha Day
To my Monkey.
I love you, Silly
Boy!”
ADORABLE photo of The Monk! Happy Friday, my friend! Wishing you (and The Monk) a super great weekend! X
How wonderful… happy Gotcha Day! 💕
Has it really been 5 years? You wrote the perfect poem to mark the occasion, Debbie. I’m so glad you two made it through all those trying times together. Congratulations! And best wishes for smooth sailing in the coming years.
I can’t believe it’s been five years! You’ve marked the occasion with a wonderful poem. Someday I’ll try a double etheree; I haven’t yet, but you certainly show how it’s to be done. I was thinking about you and Monk the other day, wondering when mud season is going to begin for you, and if you’ll make use of the same coping mechanisms this year. Here’s to a wonderful future with your friend!
A-w-w-w, so sweet! A rough start, perhaps, but now he’s your own dear Monkey. Surely there is a lesson in that.
Happy Gotcha Day Monkey!