Cactus In My Pudding

A bud fell off of my cactus into my pudding, waking me up from a lunchtime snooze

As I sat staring at a blinking screen

And blurbs started to blur and become uncertain

I started to drift into a little dream

Lulled by the smell of garlic hummus

And the beep of the printer in the hallway

But before my eyes shut for good

I heard a thump and noticed that a furry pod from my sulking cactus

Had fallen into my pudding.

Reviews

[Kathy Van Kurin]

"Cactus In My Pudding"
D. Connolly"
Electronic marvels that almost take a place
of humanness in our lives..
.present but so boring, so monotonous:
"As I sat staring at a blinking screen
And blurbs started to blur and become uncertain"
It is no wonder that fatigue found you.
"Lulled by the smell of garlic hummus
and the beep of the printer in the hallway."
Thank you for pulling me into this simple life day.
"I heard a thump and noticed that a furry pod from my sulking cactus
Had fallen into my pudding.
You know "sulking cactus is so fitting for this sleepy
and darling poem. Sleepy Dani and sleepy cactus.
Bless you and all your hard work. You write so nice and it shows!
Kathy

[D Connolly]

haha thank-you Kathy!

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Your welcome kiddo!! This one was just a cutie.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

You are so welcome. this one was just a cutie. Its nice to just enjoy the day to day change ups that happen.

[Einstein Noodle]

one simply can not ignore a cactus just because its demands are few ..better straighten out and fly right D Connolly! ;)
what a delightful little read for me this morning .. it is light on the brain ..like a chiffon suffle' ... but prickly :))))
E.
is the garlic hummus your boss down the hall and around the corner? bruahahahaha!

[D Connolly]

LOL, hi E! Thank-you for the laugh

[Einstein Noodle]

:) ...............

[Lorry]

Well I can say with 100% certainty, that this has made my day. It is a dear diary moment I never saw coming, that I would ever read a poem called "Cactus in my pudding." :)
At least you can be thankful you noticed it before you ate it :)

[D Connolly]

Hi Nemo! Thank-you for reading ;)

[Lorry]

No worries :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

pudding can be so soft and sweet..like a love, a relationship that sates us...but when those prickly cacti fall into it...the printer starts printing harsh, sad words...and it is an alarming beep we hear.

j.

[D Connolly]

hmm, upon further reflection, we can get so comfortable in our lives that we don't notice the lurking danger until it's right in the middle of everything we love and causing discomfort

[Gee]

Miss D, you need to lay off the mid day sherry. I've been called a prick that many times I'm beginning to think I must be related to cactus.

[D Connolly]

LOL Jacob started it

[Tony Jordan]

Haha - nice one D. I could see the whole scene - so well painted.

But for future reference - cactii are well known for their love of puddings and for having scant regard for the hypnagogic meanderings of their owners. So...perhaps swap it for a self sufficient plant like a Venus flytrap.

[D Connolly]

How selfish of me. I completely disregarded my cacti's love for pudding. And maybe the pudding loves my cacti too, and here I am keeping them apart like some kind of monster

[Tony Jordan]

Dani - don't be so hard on yourself!
I've booked you, the cactus and the pudding on Oprah to sort it all out...whats that...you did what with the pudding
*Cactus overhears and screams* - Noooooooooo

[Valentine]

Hope you didn't bite into it. Valentine

[D Connolly]

No I'm glad I noticed it! I might not have

[Shabeeh Haider]

Nicely described.
I wonder what you did next.

[D Connolly]

Well I certainly woke up! Thank-you :)

[Shabeeh Haider]

I thought so, but you could have removed the cactus and devoured the pudding.

Seasons greetings