Shared Territory

One lopes through 
his dense tree occupied domain,
  thinly dappled,dispersed stripes 
                     gleaming,
    dully on a soft fur coat,
  tongue lolling lazily in and out of
           a pearl toothed mouth

   Another careens widely across
       her vivid fields green fields
               wind flapping back
                     watchful ears,
             screeching to a stop to
                          sniff and 
                hone in on the scent 
                of a shivering quarry,
               jet black fur shining in
                           blazing light

               the last scampers neatly on
                       swift toes through
             his unknown vine-tangled trails ,
                   ever exploring the lands
               beyond his own vast territory,
                 unveiling whatever remains
                   covert to his curios mind

                  My dogs seem out of place
                                 in my backyard
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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April 20, 2016 at 1:09 AM
Ryan Chase, nice to see this one again. linda
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November 29, 2015 at 10:18 PM
Ryan, WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun with this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I will enjoy following you and your poetry :) We are Lucky To Have you. Enjoy Poetry Soup:) Your New Poet Friend @-> LINDA <-@
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November 24, 2015 at 6:27 PM
Hi Ryan, this is such an excellent first posting that I enjoyed reading! I look forward to reading more of your work! Welcome to PoetrySoup and best wishes as you continue to churn out wonderful poetic pieces! Warmest regards and a score of 7! Pandita
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November 24, 2015 at 3:17 PM
Ryan, Welcome to Poetry Soup. It will be a delight to read and become familiar with your poems in the future. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT
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