DEER

A deer and I crossed paths today,

I scared him half to death.

Since deer are skittish anyway,

I stood and held my breath.

Browsing in a nearby field,

Then sipping from the brook;

Sad to interrupt his meal

But I just had to look.

His coat was beige and tawny

He looked a healthy buck

I felt both sad and happy

Encouraged by my luck

If only I could tell him

“I don't mean any harm.

Just finish eating as you were

While I just watch and learn”.

Copyright LJC 8/25/14

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WINTER STORM STELLA

Today I am thankful

Despite all this snow

No school and no work

So nowhere to go.

For Dana who shovels

And Gary who plows

Thankful my kids

Arrived home safe now.

I’m thankful for warmth

And keeping the power

To cook nourishing food

And steaming hot shower.

For watching the birds

Grabbing food on the wing

And hunkering down

While dreaming of spring.

LJC 3-14-17

WINTER RAIN

It rains sometimes in winter.

Not often, but it does.

Last night, in February, 

Well, that's the way it was.

We've had some snow already

This rain caused quite a mess.

I was not one bit happy;

Of this I must confess.

The driveway, it was frozen,

Though puddles could be found

Amid the crusty ice and such

Between the slushy mounds.

I sighed and scraped and shoveled

Then stopped to ponder why

Just why is it we never

Get snow in mid-July?

LJCoviello

2-16-16

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HALLOWEEN

HALLOWEEN

Halloween’s my favorite night

But MONSTERS give me quite a fright!

BLACK CATS watching all we do…

GHOSTS sneak up behind us...BOO!

Through the dark night BATS do fly

WITCHES wander in the sky

Casting spells on one and all

Before the full moon starts to fall.

VAMPIRES rise and PUMPKINS glow

As TRICK-OR-TREATERS dare to go

To HAUNTED HOUSES for a sweet

Collecting CANDY TREATS to eat

Once the ghouls have all been fed

They head home and off to bed

Tomorrow there’ll be no more fear

Halloween’s just once a year!

LJC date??? 2004?

MOONLIT NIGHT

Oh, what a sight

Full moon shining bright!

Such a beautiful moonlit night.

I can go for a walk,

Have a romatic talk,

All on a moonlit night.

I can go for a swim,

Or jog on a whim,

All on a moonlit night.

Take a stroll through the briar,

Or relax by a fire,

All on a moonlit night.

Cast a magical spell,

Make a wish in a well,

All on a moonlit night.

I'll call down an owl,

Or hear the wolves howl,

All on a moonlit night.

I can do what I want,

Dance a jig or a jaunt,

All on a moonlit night.

But I think my best ploy

Is to sit and enjoy

This beautiful moonlit night.

Copyright LJCoviello

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12-4-2014

CYBORG

My dad becomes a cyborg

In hospital today

To regulate his heartbeat

That has gone astray

The Coviello curse, he has...

His heart beats way too fast

So they'll install a pacemaker

This model's meant to last.

The wait was agonizing

Much longer than we thought

Would procedures go as planned?

And how much time was bought?

The doctors came out smiling

"Everything went fine".

With some luck, this gadget

Will outlast even mine!

LJC

Started 3-11- 15

Finished 5-24-15

DANDELIONS

Dandelions have appeared

Much to my dismay

Multiplying just like weeds

There's more and more each day

I thought I'd let them live last year

A choice I now regret

Because they're growing quickly in

The lawn that I just set.

I pulled and dug and tugged so hard

And then I dug some more

There had to be a thousand...

Maybe even more

Not a one plant could escape

I soon became obsessed

Each seed meant a million more

I dared not stop to rest.

I still see them clearly

When I close my eyes

Those little yellow devils 

Are surely my demise

Achy and so weary

I slept hard and sound

So pleased with my great effort

'Till this is what I found

Copyright LJC 5-16-15 

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