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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