The challenge over at dVerse Poets Pub today is to write a poem in the style of the impressionist painters, with broad brush strokes to quickly capture the fleeting mood of the moment. I immediately thought of one of my favorite things.
My Dog in the Sunlight
Lazily he flops in a pool of sunlight
upon the summer warm deck
black fur soaking up the warmth,
the heat of a day to be captured
in his little dog mind and soul
White hairs peppered throughout his fur
almost sparkle in rays of the sun
but not quite, give him a gray hue
at just the right angle
like an old dog, though the white hairs
have been there for years
He sighs, his cute little dog sigh
basking in my presence,
staying only as long as I do
If I rise for a drink of water
or to answer a ringing phone
the moment is gone as quickly as it began
and the sunlight must be content
to warm only the deck