A View From The Wheel

POETRY PRISM

A View From The Wheel

A View From The Wheel #1

My human is busy right now so I thought I would use her time away from the keyboard to place my thoughts here.

I should introduce myself first. My name is Sandy, I am a handsome male, honey hamster. I am a gift to my human from her son. I once lived quietly with just my human and her sometimes noisy dog, Mr. Jingles.

Then in November 2006 my world became topsy-turvy! My human went and got married. Her husband, Tony, is nice to me but he has a loud voice and snores in his sleep! But worse then that, he brought along his dog, Sparky. She makes me very nervous as Sparky watches my every move. My human placed my home up on a high bookcase but still I don't like the way Sparky stares at me! And I don't think I could bribe Sparky with a sunflower seed if she ever decided to try and get in my home.

My human keeps telling me, Sparky, is just curious about me...hmmmmmmmmm I hope so because though I can run very fast, Sparky is a very, very, very big dog!!!

Well enough about my personal problems. I am really here to let people know just how hamsters think. We often get a bad rap for being in the rodent family. But we are sweet, furry, cute and very smart! Mice and rats just can't seem to master typing skills and they are bad at spelling too.

Oh yes, I should mention here, my human is very surprised at me because she says I am the only hamster she has ever lived with that doesn't run in their wheel. Little does my human know I like sitting in my wheel to ponder things. It is my favorite place to go to think things through. Running in a wheel just keeps one going in circles, where sitting and thinking gets so much more accomplished! So I decided a good title for my blog would be, A View From The Wheel! Well I promise to write more in the future but right now I smell Sparky and I know if I look she will be sitting on the floor staring at me so I have to scoot.

Bye,

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Sandy

A View From The Wheel #2

Well I am able to use my human's keyboard once again and it is already Valentine's Day. Since my human writes a bunch of stuff but never seems to get it posted up here, I thought I would enter two poems on my blog. One is from her husband and one she wrote. I like Tony, her husband, he keeps me company when my human goes to work. And I think my human is a much happier person to have Tony around too.

Then there is Sparky the dog. As my human promised me, Sparky seems less interested in me these days and only comes around once in a while to check up on me. Good thing too, I saw her yawn once and the inside of her mouth looks like a cave full of sharp teeth! I know I never want to meet Sparky up close and personal for sure!

I like both of these poems though the one brought some sadness to my heart. I hope you enjoy them and some day I will write about a personal experience of mine when I was young and somewhat foolish. I smell my breakfast coming and it has corn, other grains and my favorite, watermelon seeds! Have to scoot.

Bye and Happy Valentines Day,

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Sandy

02/14/2007

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Love Makes The World Go Round

Love makes the world go round.

Yes love picks us up even when we feel down.

Having you for my wife.

Yes my dear, you give me new life.

Your love is the medicine that I need.

A dose or two every day.

Makes the pain go away.

So you see love does make the world go round.

You make me smile, no need to frown.

By Tony Musselman

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I Had A Little Friend

(For all the hamsters that danced into my life)

I had a little friend, a bundle of energy and joy.

He wasn't very big rather the size of a small toy.

Tiny and brave on his hind feet he would stand.

And take food very gently from my giant hand.

Darting through tubes or from nesting he would peek.

Or just quietly sit next to my heart gentle and sweet.

Couldn't bark to protect me nor purr, fly or sing.

But every day into my life a smile he would bring.

Though his packaging may have been very small.

His love and trust for me was over ten feet tall!

I had a little hamster friend who now forever sleeps.

His love and memory in my heart I will always keep.

By Jacqueline Ann Piech

12/08/2005

A View From The Wheel #3

Hello, it has been months since I have written anything here but my human has been using her computer just about every day and finally it is free for me to blog!

Well it is Spring heading into Summer and we had a bit of excitement here. Since it has rained a lot and still gets cold at night, a distant cousin of mine decided to come in to the apartment and make a home here. Problem is mice are not really welcome and the two dogs, Mr. Jingles and Sparky, finally let the mouse know that last night!

Yes, we were all getting settled in for bed when there was some low growls and sounds of a minor scuffle in the kitchen. Then I heard my human exclaim there was a mouse on the kitchen floor! It was not moving and my human was not sure if it was dead, so she put a clear plastic bowl over the mouse and then slide a paper plate under the mouse. It jumped up and tried to get out from under the bowl but my human held the bowl down tight. She called her husband to come into the kitchen and take the mouse outside to set it free in the field next to the apartment house. Tony got his coat on and took the mouse outside. The two dogs started to calm down and my human was relieved the mouse was just stunned by the dogs and not dead.

I too was glad the mouse was ok but even more relieved it was removed from the apartment. Mice always let their family and friends know when there is a good place to eat and sleep and I just don't want to have to worry about dozens of cousins moving in. Hopefully the mouse, though it was let go, will inform other mice about the two dogs that live here and stay away. I just would not have enough hamster food to feed all of them! Plus they can get pretty rowdy and noisy at night and then I would not have any quiet time to think in my wheel.

Well it is supper time but I promise next visit to the keyboard, I will write about a personal experience of mine when I was young and foolish. Have to scoot.

Bye,

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Sandy

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