Pets Bereavement Poems

Eminent domain, manifest destiny, usurpation...

Maternal grandfather of mine
long since passed among the living;
He left his Motherland 
before onset of Holodomor,
a policy of the Soviet Union...

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he had a life
within the life of ours
an imprint on eternity
his cuddles come
from angels now
or he’ll bark at them
relentlessly


for Barley, 7th November 2013 - 13th...

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What I only wished for most was 
another chance to see your glance
another chance to see your dance
as I walked in that door.

You came into...

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Inferiority complex as a kid, adolescent and emerging adult

Yours truly (an amazingly,
gracefully, and markedly modest
passively aging baby boomer -
formerly introverted long haired
pencil necked geek),
prattling wordsmith...

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In the corner there...
Under the defused lights,
With spectral highlight’s here, 
There, they float near and afar.
An apple sits in its technicolor glory, 
It's not fully...

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Months, days, hours,
Minutes, seconds,
Deteriorating,
An unsettling sight
Faraway vision 
Into the distance 
Not a care 
For her family 
Not even for
Her best friend 
Lameness, 
Unable to move,
Interest...

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Your 6’4” frame hunched over 
in dedicated concentration
late into the evening as you worked
Sometimes on work-related things but more
often happily lost in the depths of...

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This piece was inspired by the uneasy circumstances a close friend of ours has been contending with for far too long - she's a great...

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The Show
By Shawn H. Hall

She slowly wakes as roosters crow
While morning breezes gently blow.
The sounds of morning fill the air
As backlit, pastel clouds now glow.

A...

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What a wonderful friend you were,
A brilliant and sweet boy,
For a lonely day you had the cure,
An old stick for your toy.
Sometimes you use to...

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Far Away Moments

Face up. Flat and still.
Crisp black and white images
revive my memories, grayed somehow.
Living.   Smiles.     Tears.  ...

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Every morning I awake at the dawn,
my head full of misty dreams.
For a few blissful seconds, my brain's on sorn,
before the silent scream.

There's no comforting...

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they argued until all the cows came home or maybe

for the flies on the wall to rest disperse and achieve

what they do best with detritus...

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My furry feline friend died years ago

yet, I still find myself missing him.

Shady, I pray you're in heaven

having loads of fun playing

all kinds of kitty...

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Gray Like Mist

The bird died today. 
My bird.
I cried for an hour. 
I can not cry anymore. 
There is no time left. 
I had to...

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