Yellow-Eyed Albatross

Along the alleys of my old village
a squalid dog followed me
flee-bitten, rabbit-faced

Give me some leavings, he whined
just a bit of left-over heart
I am starving to death.

I was coming from the poultry shop
so I gave him some chicken giblets.
He said, Now you are mine

since I ate your heart 
and he always, always follows me
ill-fated me!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 11/11/2010 9:54:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through the first round of the Poetrysoup site contest Fulvia. The best to you in the finals. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/5/2010 7:52:00 PM
Congratulations on your very touching poem being Featured. Love from animals is such a precious gift and I would say you were blessed. Aloha, Connie
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Date: 8/3/2010 6:20:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved poem being featured this week Fulvia. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/2/2010 1:30:00 PM
Congratulaitons of being featured this week and welcome to poetry soup.
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Date: 6/30/2010 11:33:00 AM
I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Fulvia. Wishing you the best in your writing endeavors. If you have questions please feel free to ask anyone here. We are all willing to help and if we don't know the answer we will find someone who does. Love, Carol
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Date: 6/29/2010 7:58:00 PM
I remember the Albatross in a great poem the great poet P.B.Shelley
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Date: 6/29/2010 4:16:00 PM
Welcome to Poetry Soup Family.. so enjoyed reading your creative write tonight.. with luv from the "Sweetheart" in Hawaii on vacation...
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