As a dad and small business owner, I don't have a lot of free time. So I tried taking advantage of the quiet, meditative moments left to me when it was my turn to walk the dog--I'd write poems in my iPhone dictation app. The pastoral lyricism. The cool mornings among the peaceful quiet of my neighborhood. What could go wrong?
Well, here was my first attempt:
9. FIRST POEM IN THE DICTATION APP 9/21/15
While walking with Zoey
in the cool of the morning
and the sun just a hint in the sky—
As the birds begin singing
in the toyon and willows
and a bumble bee buzzes nearby–
hey drop it drop it drop it drop it give it to me no no yuckie do you want a treat c'mon drop it and i'll give you treat if you drop that nasty thing, come on let's go home to get a treat …