To punctually reach an outdoors destination

where people will eat food

is to arrive

in the picnick of time.

***

Feeling high on mashed

potatoes since they

look like tasty clouds.

***

National Eat Outside Day (the 31st of August)

reminds me of these thoughts (my mind: their office).

These 2 poems Punctually and On Mashed Potatoes were in Milpitas Post issues.

The memory of my poems still continues.

While Q is what one saw, it’s a search icon magnifying glass.

When both are looked at closer, their shapes kinda match.

A symbol can be a clue and/or question to ask.

Is their resemblance a coincidence? Perhaps…

***

This poem has a name and that name is Letter Q?

Considering possibilities, it searches for what’s true.

A family’s pet dog has an adorable face,

and he has a tendency to pee all over the place.

This dog’s habit annoyed others, but it did not make them grumpy.

It’s difficult to be mad at him since he’s a puppy.

***

An underdog pup

might not seem tall enough,

yet she still shows pluck,

cute effort to get up.

***

National Dog Month (the eighth month or August)

reminds me of these rhymes (my mind: their office).

These 2 poems Pet Dog and Underdog Pup are in Orangevale View

on page 11 and page 9; here are links to their issues:

Click to access Issue-4-Vol-12-FINAL.pdf

and

Click to access issue-6-vol-13-Web-final-3.27.20.pdf

Textbooks can be expensive; so my wallet becomes defensive.

But learning is more important

than becoming more ignorant.

I’d rather know than not know.

The informed decision

rewards more than I spend.

***

Students going back to school (often in August)

remind me of these thoughts (my mind: their office)

This poem Textbooks Can Be Expensive was in a Milpitas Post issue.

The memory of my poem still does continue.

“How can you burn yourself when you’re already hot?”

A model was asked that question, and she liked it a lot.

Earlier, this model revealed to her friend that she got a burn mark on her hand.

Then her friend asked her that question because he can.

***

The start of this year’s Burning Man (on the 27th of August)

and National Just Because Day (also the 27th of August)

remind me of these rhymes (my mind: their office).

This poem Questioning a Burn was published by Milpitas Post.

Continuing is the memory of this poem I wrote.

A few seconds after lying down, a pet dog is loudly snoring. I think it’s her sneaky way of saying “BORING”

in response to a conversation between her two human friends.

Sleeping is what this dog seems to pretend.

This canine’s loud snoring interrupts their dialogue;

more attention is what she seems to want.

***

National Dog Day (the 26th of August)

reminds me of these rhymes (my mind: their office).

This poem Snoring was in a Milpitas Post issue.

The memory of my poem still does continue.

Choo is in school to emphasize training.

Train is not in school so school won’t sound straining.

Food-for-thought chewable

(like a noodle)

for a student

(or a pupil).

***

Students going back to school (often in August)

remind me of these rhymes (my mind: their office).

This poem Choo Is in School is in Orangevale View

on page 14; here’s the link to its issue:

https://www.ovview.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Issue17-Vol-11-final.pdf .

And info about its author is in Orangevale View

on page 5; here’s the link to its issue:

https://www.ovview.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Issue18-Vol-11-FINAL.pdf .

This poem can also be something to hear.

A recording of my reading it can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3DeSNl1IuQ .

Bubbles for a beard must never disappear.

If someone’s very thirsty then bubbles are mouth-near.

If something’s messy dirty they help clean up and clear…

Bubbles for a beard: they could easily float away,

they remind people to thank or save water

(to drink, to clean, to play).

***

World Water Week (in the late part of August)

reminds me of these rhymes (my mind: their office).

This poem Bubbles for a Beard was published by Milpitas Post.

Continuing is the memory of this poem I wrote.