Teal Pumpkin
(to make the scene-y)
A week from now
(Thursday this
year)
Is
Hallowe’en
So we may get
Hallowe’en-y
Remember
To turn off your porch
For
Treats
Or be considered
(either way
most
likely)
A Hallow-meanie
Such being the culture
In the USA
Even as spirits and
Mortality
Live with each other closely
In
Such a time
As it were
Betwixt and between-y
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Photo by Parrish Freeman on Unsplash
Teal Pumpkin Project - FoodAllergy.org
Learn how to make Halloween safer and more inclusive for kids with food allergies by offering non-food treats. Join the Teal Pumpkin Project and add your address to the map, or show …
(easy search for this)
so I wrote about all sorts of serious stuff, then encountered an advertisement with these cats who were presented with the stuff of perfect pleasure, then found myself writing about them and that, and then wrote of dogs as well for ecumenicity’s sake—enjoy (please)
cosmic cats
(dramatic dogs)
1
nice cats
noisy
cats
could be siblings
certainly assuaged by
special cat food
mom has used the last
for them
and they are happy
for the moment
thankfully
dad is at the store
getting more
good food
longer-happy cats
what more
could
pet parents want
2
cats
have a k
and comic sound
while
dogs
is softer
and adorable
both were wild once
and even
now
we should take
care
for impulse
becomes instinct
upon
how they’re treated
so
treat them like home
and they will live with you
and guard you
love you
in their trained
and wild
ways
3
there are allergies
also pills
and sprays
and shots
I was allergic
to my cat
which I found out
ten years into having her
so guess who stayed
she said I could
as well
we keep our pets
and they
keep us
and so the ordered
more chaotic
world
is kept a little better
for a while
longer
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(our pets, of course, include more kinds of creatures)
photo by Callum Shaw on Unsplash
Pedagogy
(learning for children)
My sister has an allergy
She didn’t have when we were growing up
I have one, too
An allergy
I did not have before
If we return to anything like childhood
I’d rather it were in another way
But nowadays
Now that we’re older, anyway
And just because
She will have to eschew strawberries
As I have to avoid bell peppers
Then invent it on our own
An aspect of joy and unquantified
Curiosity
That without even a nod
Such as children have
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Teal Pumpkin Project
Leave un-allergenic treats
On Hallowe’en porch
http://www.foodallergy.org/teal-pumpkin-project#.WABLLiQ5pcw
One Dog, Two Cats, Two Dogs
I’m with the dogs again;
I should set out a shingle
Neighbor’s dog (the only
Dog from whom I’ve
Received real hugs)
Friends’ cats, exercises
In indifference, until I’m
The only one to feed
Them
These two dogs in the
Family are older, whiny,
And demanding
I love them both
What kind of irony that
Saint Francis helps me
With my pets but has not
Yet arranged for the
Curing of my allergies
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