we did not give up
after
our sea monkeys
never hatched
and
did not live
to rule the kingdom
of kindergarten
and now
we’ve welcomed
‘lobo’ the fish
yes, it means wolf
named by
our spanish teacher
whose only pet was a dog
and ‘lobo’
feels like
what a pet means
to her
and to us
and we tried
to make
his new home
look like the ocean
and sparkle like the sea
and say hi to him each day
and feed him when he’s ready
and invite him to nap when we do
and let him hear us singing and playing
and give him clean water when he needs it
and we hope
‘lobo’
is as tough
as a wolf dog
and lives
a happy life
with us
for a long time.
—-
do not tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly,
don’t tell them where they know the fish.
– mark twain
No worries. Lobo is tough.
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He is!
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He’ll show you ALL. Glad the kids get to watch him and look after him. ❤
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I know !)
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~{~_*}~~
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This is the second post I’ve seen about sea monkeys this week! I think it’s a trend. 😉
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They are taking over the world )
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Yay for Lobo the fish!!!
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Gracias, señor roy!
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Mucho Lobo!
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Beuno!
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Good luck to you and Lobo. I liked the “shape” of your poem.
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Thank you, Judith )
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Long live Lobo!
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Viva la lobo!!!
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Reblogged this on thatswutshised and commented:
What a sweet read.
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Thank you )
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Luckily, a beta fish is extremely hard to kill. Most people kill them by cleaning their bowls too often. They like it in the nasties. I loved your poem. Maybe you could guest post a Today in Haiku?
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Lucky for us ) sure,I’d be happy to – I love to write haiku. Send me what you’re looking for and I’ll be happy to write one – beth
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Whatever you like. Send it to me at Naptimethoughts at gmail. YAY!
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Somehow, you made a perfect Christmas tree.
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Funny how that happens sometimes )
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Was that shape on purpose or did it just spawn all on its own due to your expert wordsmithing?
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It spawned. Unlike the sea monkeys )
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Ha! gotta love those little shrimps!
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Best of luck with this one. Love how you have a perfect Christmas tree shape going on in your poem. Did you do that on purpose? It looks cool.
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Thank you I so much, it kind of happened organically )
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Just like alot of your talented writing “organically” appears, eh???? 🙂
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Lobo rules!
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He does )
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Live long and prosper, Lobo!
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)))
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And I love the way you wrote your ode to Lobo the kinder fish to scale, Beth. ))
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Hah! Thanks, mark )
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I like it too. The shape of your poem, I mean. And I love that name Lobo – strong! lovely for the kiddies.
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thanks so much, mm )
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Good luck:) No potato chips…ever.
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thanks and okay )
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Two questions: If Lobo stays in school over the weekend, does his water freeze? And if he goes home with the teacher for the cold weekend, does Nacho, the cat not the food, try to get Lobo to come out to play? 🙂
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school stays pretty warm so no worries with freezing. for longer breaks, he’ll be babysat by one of our loving families. nacho the cat not the food might want to make lobo a meal, i’m afraid.
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LOL! Oh, no! 😦
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Congratulations to you and your kinders 🙂 But sorry about those sea monkeys. That’s a bummer.
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Give Lobo my best. May he live long and prosper. Thanks for sharing, Beth.
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My pleasure
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