Hardtack Rat: chewing on life one bite at a time
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MicroPoem 61
Gray and black, Ginger and khaki, These are the colors Of our beloved critters
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MicroPoem 60
Photo by Joshua J. Cotten on Unsplash A squirrel gingerly hops on and on Through our back yard, sniffing and Digging for remnants of hidden food I wonder, do they have a shadow to see?
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MicroPoem 59
Photo by berenice martinez on Unsplash I dreamt I was assigned an essay On what’s better than the internet Family or some yummy charcuterie
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MicroPoem 58
Photo by Kenny Kennethh on Unsplash I dreamt I was assigned an essay On what’s better than the internet How about electricity and a fast ISP Throw in too a device or two to connect
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MicroPoem 57
Photo by Lesly Derksen on Unsplash Enjoying a rainy Friday Watching Alone together
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MicroPoem 56
Photo by Anne Nygård on Unsplash “My plantar fasciitis is going away,” I say, “more and more each day.”
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MicroPoem 55
Image by faherneit451 from Pixabay Her art teacher misspelled her name Then a substitute teacher called out “Shopia?” So next I said, “Shopia the chauffeur had a shofar!”
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MicroPoem 54
Mist covers the face of the lake Like tiredness fogs my morning walk Wild geese honk, honk, honk, as they Take off from the water aright in flight
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MicroPoem 53
Photo by Molnár Bálint on Unsplash Idn‘t somethin’ that a lil ole bird Makes so much racket when you’re Walking through the woods alone?
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MicroPoem 52
I walk by these two geese sounding Like dogs barking through my earbuds Their honking obviously distorted
Hardtack Rat 