01 May 2010

May Day! May Day!

The night-winds come and go, mother, upon the meadow-grass, And the happy stars above them seem to brighten as they pass; There will not be a drop of rain the whole of the livelong day, And I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May. All the valley, mother, ’ill be fresh and green and still, And the cowslip and the crowfoot are over all the hill, And the rivulet in the flowery dale ’ill merrily glance and play, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May. So you must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear, To-morrow ’ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; To-morrow ’ill be of all the year the maddest merriest day, For I’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I’m to be Queen o’ the May.
(excerpted from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “The May Queen,” circa 1833)

No, I am not in distress, although it does look like I am being swallowed by a field of hungry grass! I just thought I would have some fun with the name of today's holiday, so I hope I did not scare anyone. I was in the field hunting for some animals dancing around the Maypole, as I wanted to celebrate and join in the festivities. Alas, I found no Maypoles and no dancing animals, or humans for that matter. But I am sure somewhere in the World there was a May Day celebration of fun!

I am excited to be able to blog today and say "WOOF!" to every pup/kitty/animal/human! I have really missed blogging, as it is my only form of creative outlet, apart from my expressive nightly howling. When I don't blog all that creativity inside of me has no place to go, so I nap a lot. Or draw stick dogs in the dirt. I have especially missed visiting all of my friends so I will be very busy this week sniffing my way around the blog-o-sphere and getting all caught up. I hope all the news this past month has been good and happy! Sadly, one of my blogging friends lost her beautiful dog of 10 years, Henry, last week. I unfortunately never met Henry, but have read of him on his mom's blog and from seeing his photos and looking into his Soulful eyes I can tell that he was a very sweet, loving, and gentle doggy and Soul. Henry will be missed greatly, but I know he is playing happily over the Rainbow Bridge waiting for the time when he will see his loving family again!

I hope no one missed me too much! Since things are still not settled for my human my blogging will be sporadic for a while. If some of you are experiencing Suka-withdrawal symptoms, such as: fur loss, excessive drooling, constant scratching, and/or barking at the neighbors for no apparent reason, then please let me know so I can guilt my human into letting me blog more often. I can also send you a pawtographed Suka photo, since it has been scientifically proven that looking at me every day takes the awful Suka-withdrawal symptoms away. I'm just sayin'...

13 comments:

NAK and The Residents of The Khottage Now With KhattleDog! said...

Of khourse I miss my fluffy tailed Mal furiend!

It is nice to see woo!

I wish I khould be there to dance around The May Pole with woo!

We'll head ovFUR to paw some words to Henry's human -

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra

Parsley said...

I have tears in my eyes. Thank you for remembering my boy. He took part of my heart with him when he died.

We still have 5 dogs full of life and love so we are trying to focus on happy memories even though we cry often.

Hugs to you Suka and friends.

DESERT PUPS said...

Woof Suka,

Sorry we haven't woofed in awhile. It's been a tough year but we promise to stop by and bark at you more often. We've missed you.

Desert Pups

Teddy Westlife said...

I miss you Suka!

White Dog Blog said...

Miss you tons, my friend! Seeing your photo brightened my entire day! Perhaps next year Khyra and her mom can transport us all to your new home and we can all dance around the May Pole!

Khady Lynn said...

We wondered where you were! I'm glad you are doing ok. I always wonder when my friends are away for a while! I hope you are enjoying spring!

Holly and Khady

DESERT PUPS said...

Woof Suka,

Mom cried when she read the comment you left on our blog. Of course she had to laugh as well at "Meatloaf". She had forgotten that was Toby's real name. Thanks for all of your kind woofs and we're gonna try hard to stay in touch.

Desert Pups,
Toby, Norman and Keiko and also, The Ghost of Scuba

Teddy Bear said...

Hi Suka, we've missed you! It's great to see your beautiful face. I'm so sorry to hear about Henry. We'll be sure to stop by and send some love. I hope things get settled for your Human soon so we can see more of you.:)

Love,
Teddy Bear

Keiko said...

Hi Suka, nice to meet you! Thank you for coming by our blog!
We love the pic of the animals dancing the Maypole. My mummy said she did a Maypole dance at school in Yr5. It was complex and they rehearsed a lot but it was beautiful, she said!
You are a very handsome pup!
Purrs, Keiko Kenji & Pricilla

DESERT PUPS said...

Woof Suka,

Just stopping by to bark at you. Hope you and K are doing alright. Howl at you later.

Desert Pups,
Toby, Norman, Keiko and The Ghost of Scuba.

tekorin said...

Hi Suka!
Thank you so much for visiting our blog!!
We are so happy to meet you!
We love the lovely pics!! We guess you live in such a beautiful place!!!

Did you know that Teko barks like a doggy?
Yes,he actually is a doggy kitty!!!
Hugs and Purrs!!

White Dog Blog said...

Hi Suka,
Doesn't it feel like the Universe is ready to burst into glorious bloom? Quinn is making such progress, all of our blog friends are posting photos of gardens growing, the baby birdies have hatched in the nest outside our window...there is such promise in the air. Be hopeful and full of joy.

Anya said...

We are so Happy that you are back
Yeahhhhhhhhhhh.........
We have missing you soooooooo much
:(

Hugs Love

meow..meow..

Hope Mother's Day
is just like you ...

Purr-fect!

Kareltje =^.^=
Anya :)