THERE ONCE WAS A DOG IN AN ENCOUNTER GROUP ~ rough draft
by April Halprin Wayland
There once was a dog in an encounter group.
“We love you,” they said over warm green pea soup.
We love that you sing in a musical group
and play with the twins by the basketball hoop.
But Eli, it’s time—here’s a shovel and scoop.
Your mom should have taught you:
go pick up your poop!
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Sometimes you just have to take what spills on the page. I call these PHPs or Place Holder Poems.
They take the pressure off writing a poem a day.
