It's Still Life

Dog and Tree

I am not four paws
nor in need of a bone
I ‘m not a cold nose
nor a tail that wags

I don’t do kibbles and
I don’t do it from a can,
and I don’t need toys
that squeak and annoy.

I am green, (except for
when I’m not), and
I’m a home for birds
a relief from the heat

I guffaw at lightning
and soak up floods
I stand sturdy, and
I stand tall, and I’m

as tough as old bark
(tougher than your bark
that’s for sure). So,
don’t piss on me.

for Miz Quickly “I Am and I Am Not“