To market, to market my critters need food

But I’m running low on cash, what will I do

First I’ll dump my purse out, go through that and see

Then to the car, I know where some change might be

O.K., that’s great! Nine dollars and thirty cents

Plus, there’s two more quarters in my tin of mints

All right, nine dollars and eighty cents total

“That should be enough to last!” I say hopeful

Hey! I’ll look in my coupon box that might help

Wow! One dollar! RATS!!! It’s expired! Oh, well

That’s all right; it’s almost ten dollars in all

Where will I shop? I’m not going to the mall!

I’ll just go down to my favorite Shop-Mart

They’re not busy. Yes, Ma’am, thank you for the cart

I know right where the pet aisle is located

My paycheck seems to always be here fated

O.K., it’s Monday night, this food needs to last

Until Thursday after 2 pm has passed

Alrighty then, a big bag of Kitty Mix

And my rabbit needs a couple more chew sticks

My dog has food but he does need some snack bakes

My fish Lola needs a can of her food flakes

And a gallon of spring water for her bowl

What is my total? I’m getting close I know

O.K., I’m up to nine dollars before tax

I hope that I don’t have to put something back

The grand total should be: um, nine seventy two

Where is my favorite cashier? Her name is June

I don’t see June; she’s probably off today

I’ll get in this line, looks like a real short wait

As I stare down at the fruits of my labor

Two rows over I see my next-door neighbor

“Hi Karen, are you just out shopping today?”

“Hey girl, I didn’t see you. Have you lost weight?”

I LOVE KAREN!!! “Why Lord no, it’s just this dress.”

***Mental note: stop by K-Mart and buy the rest

Of every color in this dress I can get!

My turn to check out. I have enough I bet

Bling! Bling! Bling! My total continues to grow

It finally stops! The total that I owe

Is only nine dollars and twenty-two cents

I have enough to get it all. Thank Goodness!

O.K. I’m off now and ready to go home

With a fresh supply of food, sticks, flakes and bones

Which were baked of course, and my spring water too

I have plenty of everything for my zoo

Driving home I stop and think that I, myself

Don’t have much food to last until payday. Help!

I have some soy chicken and burgers too

I hope I have some buns, surely that will do

In traffic, exhausted, my feet killing me

I was happy. Grateful, to have them to feed

In my car I started talking to God who

Sent me all these creatures; my own little zoo

And I felt so blessed that he would trust in me

With their little lives to love and care and be

Kind and gentle with them; shelter from the storm

All of them abandoned, orphans of some form

Somehow found their way to me, Thank You Lord again

For these little mouths to feed. I feel so blessed. Amen.

PLEASE SHARE YOUR HOME AND YOUR HEART!
ADOPT A PET FROM A SHELTER TODAY.
GOD BLESS. TAMMY

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Painting by Mary T. Hoffman - God's Creation in Art

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