Tuesday, December 7, 2010

February 2010, month prompt

February 2010

Last winter's babies
turn one, chase in park
on strong little legs, laugh.
Scruffy Duffy dog wags
wiggly into family hearts,
funny, furry. Still I worry
if family has strength, hope
reserve, forgiveness to thrive
as winter warms into spring.

Victoria Hendricks
December 7, 2010

2 comments:

  1. I like this particular line about the dog. It has a nice ring to it-
    "Scruffy Duffy dog wags
    wiggly into family hearts,
    funny, furry"
    Nice poem.

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  2. I love this, Victoria and am drawn in by the play of child and the wonderful description of that Scruffy Duffy dog. The ending is tense though and I wonder what will happen.

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