Owl Delivery: A Poetic Adventure with Chia

Published on by Xena, Lucy and Chia

Chia: It’s still my birthday month, woohoo! And Xena’s still lookin’ the other way (for real!) when I grab the picture for the Thursday poetry. So let’s start off with being thankful for Angel Brian, who is hosting Thankful Thursday, as well as Angel Sammy for the picture every week! Here we go!

Owl Delivery Plus by Chia

Mom! Owl Delivery you called is here.
He says he’ll catch that mouse we fear.
Miss Mousie’s smart, but so is Owl.
He said he’ll need a grooming towel.

“A grooming towel?” my Mom replied.
“Well, let him in with his supplies!
Let’s see what Mr. Owl can do.
It can’t be any worse than you.”

I hung my head, opened the door.
Owl flew onto the entry floor.
Mousie ran out and down the walk
Then got grabbed up by a big hawk.

The towel’s to wipe the sidewalk clean;
Here’s the terms on which we agreed.
Thanks little Chia for today.
If you’d caught Mouse I’d not got paid.

The End

Chia: OK, so it wasn’t so much a delivery as a service call. But that’s what I meant by “PLUS” in the title! Hmmm, wondering if Owl Delivery Plus really did come to our house. We haven’t seen hide nor poop from Mousy in a few days. Mommy read that mice can’t resist peanut butter, so she baited her new trap and all her old traps with Kroger cheap brand PB. Maybe Mousy likes the more expensive stuff and moved to a fancier house… hey, Xena, what do you have to be thankful for today?

Xena: I’m thankful I got to go to work with Mommy three times this week and *whispers* you didn’t get to go at all.
Chia: Why do you think I can’t hear you when you whisper? I’ve got dog ears, too, you know.
Xena: Oh, well, uh, I meant, you might run outside onto the busy road and get run over by a car. I, on the other hand, am well behaved and never do that kind of thing. I don’t pull on the leash, either, which is why I got to go for a walk with Mommy early this morning and you got put out in the dog lot by yourself.
Chia: Grrrr. I just have more spirit than you!
Lucy: Girls, this is supposed to be Thankful Thursday, not Snide Saturday. Let’s tone it down. I’m thankful for my walk this morning, and that we’re all allowed to sleep in the big bed with our folks at night. And also for Thomas the Mailman who comes to Mom’s work to give me good treats!

Xena: Lucy, you reminded me of one more thankful. Mr. Ted always came to the church to see me and give Mommy some papers with lots of numbers on it from Sunday. I like Mr. Ted almost as much as I like my brother Adam. Then someone else took his place. But Tuesday he came by just to hold me and pet me. Mommy helped me up into his lap and he talked sweet to me and gave me scritches in all my favorite places. He’s going on vacation, but told me he’d come back to see me when he gets back. *big wags*

Chia: I guess that’s a wrap for today, folks. Stay cool in this heat, and don’t let any little schnauzers push you around…gotta go!

33 thoughts on “Owl Delivery: A Poetic Adventure with Chia”

  4. We are thankful for you, to, Miss BellaDharma. And looks like we get a second chance at Miss Mousy. She reappeared overnight. Mom put the new trap out again, with both peanut butter AND coconut oil in it. She finally said if that doesn’t work (or we don’t catch her), she’s gonna kill Mousy. Go Mo go! Go Mom, go!! XOOXOXOX Chia

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  5. Mew mew mew what a furabuluss poe-em Chia!!! You are so guud at poe-etry!! HMMM where DID THE Mousie go??? Wee hope (s)he moved on to more Peanut Buttery ‘paaturess’ an efurryone can reelax 😉 Mee thankfull fore mee 3 Bee-Eff-Eff’ss! Xena an Lucy an Chia yore all so pawsum!!!

    ***nose rubss*** BellaDharma an **blowss kissess** BellaSita Mum

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  6. No Charlee. Haven’t you been keeping up? It was the mouse that has been occupying our house the past few weeks. (We think it’s gone, now, but don’t know where to.) XOXO Chia

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  20. Hey Chia, your poem was a real hoot! Those were all good thanksfuls too. Thanks for joining Angel Brian’s Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

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  22. What a great idea for your poem! Maybe now Ms Mousie might decide to go elsewhere…PB traps and owls…OMD!

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  28. Chai what a fun x 87 poem/story. You told so well I thought I was right there in your home.

    I like your AI image too

    Hugs cecilia

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  30. That sucks that you didn’t get your expensive dinner and now have to fight to get the payment back. We can see if Owl Delivery’s “enforcer” (the hawk) can come by and help.

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  31. Well Chia, what a great poem you whipped up for today’s Poetry fun!! Oh and before we forget – happy “another day of birthday month” to you too!!!!! The poem is perfect but then again you are a masterful poet so of course it is. You’ve had some great adventures this month to celebrate havent’ you……..and you still have almost TWO MORE WEEKS of July so more fun to come. Thanks for playing poetry with us…….you are as talented as you are cute!

    Huggies, Teddy (and Mom Pam)

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  33. Oh my: ODP sounds very good on delivery and service, do they have an 800#, thinking far better than Uber Eats who just last evening STOLE the $45 dinner mine Mommy and her guest waited furever for, it just never came. Bet Mr Owl woulda brought it without a bite! Today she “fights” restaurant/uber and files dispute with her credit card, sigh. Yes, send that ODP number please, plus he’s rather cute!

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