An Ode to Snowy's Peculiar Appetite

My poodle Snowy
Has a peculiar appetite!
She eats every flower that blooms
But only if it's white!

Daily as she walks
She scours the garden
In search of a stalk
With something white on top.

Perhaps they represent a threat
As they share the colour of her coat
Or maybe being a girl
She just likes pretty things

Whatever the reason,
It's a strange habit indeed
For the moment a white flower blossoms
She pounces with lightning speed

Petal by petal she munches
Stripping the plant bare and green
Until there is no blossom
Where a flower once could be seen

So I've come up with a plan
Perhaps a suggestion
That I hope will work
To beat Snowy's obsession

I'll plant flowers of many colours
Except of course white
And hope that for these
She has no appetite!

By Matilda Moyo
27 July 2013