A Nice Trip

The sign therein the country store gave Paul, the shopper, pause,BEWARE OF DOG! Inbright red ink, then pointed to the cause…A sleepy houndthere on the floor, who didn’t look a threat,In fact, helooked as comfortable as a sleepy dog could get.So Paul, helooked down at the dog, then back up to the sign,“This cannot bethe dog!” he said. “Cause he looks so…benign!”“Oh, that ishim,” the storekeep said. “Don’t let yourself be fooled,“You drop yourguard with this one and you bet you will be schooled!"“Before I hungthe sign,” he said, “There was a lot of hurt.“And so Ithought to warn you folks and all your pain avert!”Then Paul, hewatched that hounddog for a moment, maybe two,Then shook hishead again and said, “What damage could he do?”“Waaal, I’lltell you,” said the man. “I know he don’t have much for zip…“But before Iput that sign up, almost everybody tripped!” 
Photo Credit: Karen of bakinginatornado.comCause Mondays do get knocked a lot,
With poetry, we all besought
To try to make the week begin
With gentle thoughts,
Perhaps a grin?
So  Karen , Charlotte, Mimi, me
Have crafted poems for you to see.
And now you’ve read what we have wrought…
Did we help?
Or did we not?

Next week in all their styles and hues,We all will be discussing SHOES!!









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Topics for the next few weeks (with a huge thank-you to Mimi, who comes up with so many of them!)A Pet's Life (November 27) Today!Shoes (December 4)Winter (December 11)Cookies (December 18)Christmas/Hanukkah/Holidays (Dec. 25)The Future (January 1 My last Poetry Monday)