Day 77: Ode to Little Dood

i'm so tired today. it was a busy week at work and i am physically and mentally drained. my creativity is now limited to what i can think up in the next 5 minutes and type out on the computer.

i was going to write a haiku again, but my husband said i could just write a poem.
so here's an Ode.  it has the rhyming scheme: "ABABCDECDE"
oh, and Little Dood is the name my husband gave "our pet" grasshopper.



Ode to Little Dood
Oh my dear, Little Dood,
It's been a weeks since our last encounter.
Where have you gone too?
i miss my friendly grasshopper.
You must have moved away from your plumeria leaf.
the tree is almost naked and now a risky place.
but i still worry that you died or got eaten.
if this were true, i would be overcome with grief!
but joyous that i got to meet you through God's grace,
and maybe i will see you again somewhere in the garden.

Day 7: Grasshopper Haiku

i'm definitely not a poet, but i learned to write haikus in elementary school.  the first and third lines are five syllables and the second line is seven syllables.

and here it is in PRINT if you can't read my messy handwriting.  hahaha...

Grasshopper haiku

little grasshopper

i look for you everyday

in the tree out front

it's a haiku for my little pet grasshopper that lives on the plumeria tree in the front yard.  i even drew his picture.   i wrote and drew on a piece of scrap paper i got in a Swap-bot swap package.

maybe tomorrow will be a picture of my little grasshopper friend. :)