HIS NAME WAS "LUCKY"

Lucky, a Rhodesian Ridgeback / German Shepherd combo, a "Rescue Dog", owned by Anna's daughter, 

a teacher in South Korea. Anna has been caretaker-caregiver  for three years.  It is a hard day for her.

21 February 2014

LUCKY

Everyone agreed it was best
For Lucky to have final rest.
Only age five
So alive
Too young to die
(sigh)

Cancer struck him down
In his leg bone found.
Fast moving, aggressive
He, never depressive
Just ran out of steam
(sigh)

So now he breathes his last.
It all happened so fast
In just over thirty days
Dirty cells had their ways
Yesterday, kissing him
Today.....missing himSO MUCH!

Oh, my....
LUCKY! (sigh)
Good-Bye.
--Steveroni

LADY IN GREEN

Thursday...

IT had been said of her

by those who had seen--

stay away from, steer clear

of lady draped in green.

In line, we; in front, she

--just another civilian who

stood there--vexed,

waiting to hear magic word,

"NEXT!"

Drug dealer (Walgreen pharmacist!)

finger-beckoned her

100 pounds of weighted bone,

four-feet-four tall, obvious narcissist

Floor-tiles shined where she walked,

all eyes tried to look away...

she and drug guy talked...talked

(this client will "make his day".)

"...but my insurance should cover..."

"Not quite, Ma'am, there's 21¢ left over."

"But--but that's not correct, it is..."

She'd fought for right until noon,

when an argument ensued

which was not to end soon.

Finally she said, "Screw YOU, Dude!"

Drug man yelled, "NEXT!"

(called ME???)

Lady did not budge.

I pretended to text...

tried not to judge--grin!

with no sorrow I left, 

said, "Be back tomorrow".

Friday...

11 AM, entered, 
advanced to

front-and-center

Walgreen Drugs--

(do I now LIVE here?)

Into the queue I leaned,

hoping not to be seen

by any in front of me...

whence splash of green?

Oh No! Oh No! Oh No!

And I had to remind

myself, be kind.

Love one another.

PEACE...LIGHT.

YEAH...RIGHT.

--Steve Elsaesser/steveroni

♥

Story is  true. 
Two cloudy days
made people blue.
HELLO SUNSHINE!