Enrichment

Posted on May 20, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #80 – “Eat The Rich”  (posted by Kim)
We have expressions and sayings, such as ‘eat the rich’, ‘poor little rich girl/boy/kid’, ‘rich as Croesus’, ‘life’s rich tapestry’ and ‘strike it rich’, and songs about being rich, for example ‘If I Were a Rich Man’ from ‘Fiddler on the Roof, ‘Rich Girl’ by Hall and Oates, and Aerosmith’s ‘Eat the Rich’:

Pets enrich my life. They distract
me from strife, illness.
They fulfill this by
intuitiveness. Look
right into your eyes,
as if to say, ‘What can I do?
Petting me usually soothes.’
And, of course, when I stroke
their rich fur, we both purr.

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About purplepeninportland

I am a freelance poet, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. I live with my husband, John, and two charming rescue dogs–Marion Miller and Murphy. We spent eight lovely years in Portland, OR, but are now back in New York. My goal is to create and share poetry with others who write, or simply enjoy reading poetry. I hope to touch a nerve in you, and feel your sparks as well.
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24 Responses to Enrichment

  1. Gillena Cox says:
    May 20, 2019 at 10:03 pm

    Such a rich share of an enriched life. Nice!!! Happy Monday Sara

    much love…

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  2. Mish says:
    May 20, 2019 at 10:40 pm

    Unconditional love. They are a gift to us, indeed.

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  3. robtkistner says:
    May 20, 2019 at 11:06 pm

    Nice write Sara! Really like the internal rhyme. Love my Shih Tzu Edgrrr… 🙂

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  4. kanzensakura says:
    May 20, 2019 at 11:06 pm

    Our animals are indeed gifts of unconditional love to us.

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  5. Vivian Zems says:
    May 20, 2019 at 11:11 pm

    So true. I’m going to give my Zeus a tickle now. 🙂 🙂

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  6. Grace says:
    May 21, 2019 at 12:58 am

    Very nice, they do indeed enrich our lives.

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  7. D. Avery @shiftnshake says:
    May 21, 2019 at 1:07 am

    Ode to pets! Yes they do enrich.

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  8. kim881 says:
    May 21, 2019 at 9:36 am

    I agree wholeheartedly, Sara! My cats and ‘granddogs’ definitely enrich my life, as do the wild ‘pets’, the deer, pheasants and other wildlife in our garden. I enjoyed the internal rhymes and the final purr!

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  9. sanaarizvi says:
    May 21, 2019 at 12:55 pm

    Indeed they are nothing short of a boon 🙂 lovely write, Sara! ❤️

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  10. lillian says:
    May 21, 2019 at 7:09 pm

    Smiling I am, at the ending of your poem here. Pets give unconditional love…and indeed, we receive comfort from them and oh yes, there is a purring that comes in that comfort! 🙂

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  11. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) says:
    May 21, 2019 at 7:41 pm

    Pets can be so very sweet…. they do fill many lives with meaning.

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  12. Misky says:
    May 22, 2019 at 11:26 am

    It’s a special sort of love. I still miss my Molly.

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