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Buried With Your Pet

New York has a brand-new law And graveyards must comply; Now pets and owners may be buried Jointly when they die. For dogs and cats no longer need To languish in a grave Intended just for animals; Their owners simply save The ashes of their favorite pet, The feathered or the furred, So when the owner’s time has come, Together they’re interred. What happens next we cannot know But with this new endeavor, Eternity will now provide For scooping poop forever!

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Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 6/18/2017 1:46:00 PM

- A good law, Ilene - But as Maurice writes, not a "new idea" - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Maurice Rigoler

Date: 6/18/2017 8:23:00 AM

The ancient Egyptians mummified their pets so they could be enjoyed in the next life. I'm for a law that demands all humans be cremated. Cemetaries are waste of good land and an eye-sore. Loved the surprised ending, Ilene. / M

Funom Makama

Date: 6/17/2017 9:58:00 AM

Hello friend. Its been a while. LORD! This is just vintage you! Excellent, Awesome and a master in this covetous craft of writing. Keep on flowing the ink of your mind. A 7 for sure.

Paul Callus

Date: 6/15/2017 1:08:00 PM

I suppose this law is not fiction, Ilene. I knew of a lady in England whose horse died and its ashes were put in a sealed vase over the grave in which she planned to be buried after her death. She died later that year. ~ Enjoyed this poem and the smile I got from the ending:) Regards // paul

Chris Green

Date: 6/15/2017 7:09:00 AM

Ok, I was not expecting that ending at all. That was really funny Ilene and I had not heard about this new law. I think it is very cool. Now the big question, what are funeral homes going to charge for this service? :) Really nice my friend.

Daniel Turner

Date: 6/14/2017 7:34:00 PM

Progress! Good one Mrs Ilene:)

Jan Allison

Date: 6/14/2017 6:58:00 PM

Oh what a lovely idea Ilene - i can imagine some owner's preferring to be buried with their pooch rather than their partner lol:-)As you can imagine that final stanza made me smile!!!:-) hugs Jan xx