Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Poet Free verse

A Dog Is Someone Or Something Replaceable

When the tick at last loud enough that my clock did knock
I got a dog
I saved and I readied and I searched with my gut
And I found you
You most spectacular mutt
You taught me
You changed me
In a way brought me up
Such a challenging intelligent self possessed pup
I was in awe
Adored you so daily
Absorbing each moment of every walk
How you glowed in the moonlight of our late at night jaunts
And sat with me watching what was there to watch
You were there with me when my life fell apart
I thought too often about you
About me
Without you
That too soon inevitable death do we part
Spent too much time worried about a pain in my heart
When the time came 
You were noble
I was by your side
Adopting my next dog
Three days after you died

17.03.09
Composed for Someone or Something Replaceable contest

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Panagiota Romios March 27, 2019 at 4:04 PM It's really difficult here to get a rescue pet. Arg. We had to find shelters that understood animals need homes, not act like the Interpol or the FBI. This really loads up shelters and animals stay locked in cages. It's very tragic. If you are sane, have a good home, love and money to care for an animal..it's not enough? Perfectly awful, Maureen! Two months to find a cat to adopt? Panagiota Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 28, 2019 at 9:14 AM That defies logic. Even in town here, it is apparently difficult to adopt, over the bridge, it's easier in the next province~ you would think... Hope you find your fuzzy love. xomo

Rhona Mcferran September 7, 2018 at 9:13 PM Thank you for sharing this lovely tribute! It's very descriptive of the way they share our ups and downs throughout life... & that is so precious! Ours was also there when our lives were falling apart- & I will always be grateful for the comfort she gave. I love your line, "Such a challenging intelligent self possessed pup"... reminds me of our sweet, spunky girl. Rhona Mcferran September 9, 2018 at 3:12 PM LOL! I love how you so aptly described that: "I was owned by a wolf dog, now I own a dog". So true! There is quite a difference in the domesticated version. ;) Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 8, 2018 at 8:25 AM Thank you for checking it out :) She did teach me so much. I was owned by a wolf dog, now I own a dog... She was regal, magnificent, but it's so much easier with a friendly one I have to admit lol xomo

Faraz Ajmal August 21, 2017 at 8:10 AM A very beautiful written poem, it s so sad that your dog died, well my also dies two years ago after that we shifted to new house and then my mother never allows me to have one as our house wasn t having space, believe me dogs are more loyal than your lovers, your lover can leave you but your dog will never left you, when you ll be sad, notice it sometime it also becmae sad, sometime they evwn make you laugh by stiting their tongue continuesly on your face Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart August 21, 2017 at 10:42 AM Thank you Faraz :) I always tell people who say they can't get a dog cuz house too small or no yard that a Great Dane is an apartment sized dog, the den is a hole in the ground, it's how much space you want to share, and you, they, need to walk. It's huge responsibility mum probably doesn't want :)

Doug Vinson March 26, 2017 at 3:05 PM Maureen, I LOVED your reply to Cheryl. I have certainly been there - in the end I think there is great value in such writing, though it can be messy. : ) Whether or not we have more places in our hearts - this is a question sometimes, the answer not always constant. The disparity in lifespans of people and dogs is a hard thing for me. I cry still for dogs more than a decade past, that were not even mine. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 26, 2017 at 3:53 PM ...more than that, our chosen family ;) Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 26, 2017 at 3:40 PM Exactly! And why "someone" in this contest meant I had to write about my dog ;) I have doves I know I'll cry over, our pets are precious friends. Cheers Doug xomo

D.W. Rodgers March 21, 2017 at 9:22 PM Too true, reading this with our two dogs sleeping at my feet. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 22, 2017 at 7:50 AM Lovely! :)

CayCay Godwin March 18, 2017 at 8:57 AM I enjoyed this and related as all who have loved a pet can. The only answer to love lost is love found, though each pet family member is unique and held in their own room inside our hearts. I've never been ready within days, but I've always made it to ready. I like this, especially all the lines describing your times together. Poetry hugs ... CayCay Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 18, 2017 at 7:22 PM Thank you CayCay, bless! xomo

Andrea Dietrich March 10, 2017 at 6:29 PM Maureen. What a unique way to view this contest. ANY dog or cat that is at least normal will steal our hearts in just days so this is so very true. Only animals can be so charmingly replaceable!! Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 10, 2017 at 10:47 PM Well said Andrea! The moment it came to mind it struck me as blaringly obvious ;) I'm forever beside myself when I meet people who have had a dog and could never have another because the loss was so great; for me, that feeling of loss is but a reflection of the wonderful, and why close your heart to feeling That again? Meh, just me I suppose.

Eve Roper March 9, 2017 at 10:37 PM is really good :) I love the flow

Arthur Vaso March 9, 2017 at 10:33 PM ok you melted me with this! :) Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 9, 2017 at 11:02 PM blush emoticon ;)

Richard Lamoureux March 9, 2017 at 9:41 PM Sad but wise that you adopted a new friend. Still I am sure your other dog was not replaced, you just chose to keep being a loving person. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 9, 2017 at 10:55 PM True, that place in my heart will always be hers, but that empty space I kept stepping over, that had to be replaced ;) xomo

Eileen Manassian March 9, 2017 at 8:35 PM I loved how you brought your words together for this piece, dear. A dog touches one life for always...Good luck in the contest Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 9, 2017 at 10:57 PM Thank you lovely!

Running Wolves March 9, 2017 at 2:57 PM Most movingly sad tribute to mans best friend. I love dogs. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 9, 2017 at 4:14 PM Me too! I've made them my full time job, thanks to my experience with my first. I am a bonafied serial dog owner now ;) Ty for the warm comment Robert xomo

Lisa Ricci March 9, 2017 at 2:17 PM Dear Maureen. I saw the title and I just had to turn the page. I did not know however the dept and beauty of which I would read and see. Your words are expressive with emotion. Good luck with the contest. Well done Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 9, 2017 at 4:10 PM I must say I think you are right, I'm still crying from this write ;) thank you so much Lisa x's n' o's mo

Cheryl Hoffman March 9, 2017 at 8:35 AM Wonderful heart tugging write Mo~dogs are wonderful companions! G/L in the contest!~Che :) Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 9, 2017 at 8:54 AM Thank you Cheryl! I've been bawling since I started crafting this number, I had no idea how affected I was till I took up this challenge. Blubbering happy mess mo xo