I Meant To Do My Work Today

I Meant To Do My Work Today By Richard Lagallienne is one of my favorite poems. Following is the original. Below that is what I call the "Revised Desert Version" which I have revised and illustrated with photos from the desert. Enjoy!

I meant to do my work today—
But a brown bird sang in the apple tree,
And a butterfly flitted across the field,
And all the leaves were calling me.

And the wind went sighing over the land
Tossing the grasses to and fro,
And a rainbow held out its shining hand—
So what could I do but laugh and go?


I Meant To Do My Work Today (revised desert version)
By Kathie

I meant to do my work today—

But there were cactus flowers I had to see,















And a butterfly flitted across the wash,















And the desert lizards were calling me.















And the wind went rushing over the land















Tossing the tumble weeds to and fro,















And a rainbow held out its shining hand—















So what could I do but laugh and go?














(butterfly photo by Gus)