Poetry Thursday

 

Here is our assigned inspiration for this week

My pup arrived just the other day

He came to the world in the usual way

There were bones to eat and squirrels to chase

He learned to walk while I slept all day

And he was barking 'fore I knew it, and as he grew

He'd say "I'm gonna be like you, dad"

"You know I'm gonna be like you"

And the cat's in the tree  and the hamster a loon

Little boy blue and a dog on the moon

"Are you going to finish your dinner, dad?" "I sure am"

When I am done we will play then

You know we'll have a good time then

My son turned one just the other day

He said, thanks for the ball, dad, come on let's play

Can you teach me to chase, I said- not today

I’ve got a bone to chew, he said, that's okay

And he, he walked away, but his smile never dimmed

It said, I'm gonna be like him, yeah

You know I'm gonna be like him

And the cat's in the tree  and the hamster a loon

Little boy blue and a dog on the moon

"Are you going to finish your dinner, dad?" "I sure am"

When I am done we will play then

You know we'll have a good time then

Well, he came from training just the other day

So much like a man I just had to say

Son, I'm proud of you, you want to play in the yard

He shook his head, and said with a smile

What I'd really like, dad is to take a nap

Been working real hard and looking for a nap

And the cat's in the tree  and the hamster a loon

Little boy blue and a dog on the moon

"Are you going to finish your dinner, dad?" "I sure am"

When I am done we will play then

You know we'll have a good time then

I’m a senior now, my son’s got a family of his own.

My grandson asked me why his dad was always gone

I said he’s working hard chasing squirrels from the yard

You got to understand son, being a dad is hard

But now I have time to play with you

That’s what granddads do

It surely is what grand dads do

And the cat's in the tree  and the hamster a loon

Little boy blue and a dog on the moon

"Are you going to finish your dinner, dad?" "I sure am"

When I am done we will play then

You know we'll have a good time then