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October 21, 2011

Poetry Friday--"Power Source"

Last week I went to the local used bookstore and purchased, for $2.99 each, two compact volumes from the "Everyman's Library Pocket Poets" series. Not in perfect condition, but nearly so, and well worth the price. One of the titles is Doggerel: Poems about Dogs, selected and edited by Carmela Ciuraru. I spent a good portion of Sunday night reading through the poems and found this one in honor of my little canine friend, Mary Murphy:

Power Source
by Edward Field

Like harnessing
the tides or the wind,
how about attaching
dogs' tails
to power generators?

I want the job
of patting the dog
to keep its tail
wagging.

Dogs could generate
enough electricity
for cities, for countries--
light up the world!


Mary doesn't have much in the way of a tail, but she does her best with what she's got. It's more than enough to power a smile.

Head over to Jama's Alphabet Soup for this week's Poetry Friday Round-Up and come back next week--the Round-Up will be here!

7 comments:

  1. What fun! And with all the dog-patting, blood pressure would go down, making a dent in the health care crisis as well as promoting renewable energy. ;0)

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  2. Adorable poem, Diane. Hooray for all the tail waggers :)!

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  3. Aw! Too sweet! The only thing is, Mary Murphy is going to be (more) insufferable now that she's famous.

    Love it, Diane!

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  4. Love the photo and the poem. Such loyal friends, dogs are. :)

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  5. Thanks, everyone, for your comments. Even though I'm a cat person, I had dogs for many, many years.

    Andy, I don't think Mary Murphy's going to get a swelled head, after all, she can't even read!

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  6. cute little poem; enjoyed the link across to jama


    much love...

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