Window Sill Roses
For Mary B.
Windowsill roses
Dogs with wet noses
Damp with drizzle
Lunch on the sizzle
At the Grain Store
Men having a jaw
While Mary and me
We drink our tea
Smile and chat
About this and that
Land Girl Tales
And of our Males
Countryside green
Crops that have been
And gone
Moved on
To the Store
Plant more
Dogs want attention
A word, a mention
It is Mary they adore
By her feet on the floor
‘Picking up’ for The Guns
For those 2 legged ones
Many generations
Trained to work
Know their stations
Never did shirk
Devoted
Besotted
A look, a paw
Please pet me more
Glossy, shiny coat
Bark a happy note
Content and full of love
They seek that hand above
That gentle touch
That means so much
This is their sole
And only goal
To please, to be
Near enough to feel
Mistress Mary’s knee
Lay by her heel
Annette Abraminko (c) 2012