Dog Blank Verse Poems

The forest man

He had bought a cabin in the woods near a lake
he planned to go there after his divorce 
with no demand on his...

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The taste of forever

Wild oats and thistles covered the track
stinging my legs for punishments
for since forgotten
The misty Dale that makes war look
like a romantic adventure...

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Valhalla 

rest day
Sunday is the day of rest for most people
except for cooks, servers, and housewives 
They have Mondays
that day hasn't got many customers ...

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The Cloud of Abyss

It was a perfect day, cobalt sky and azure, glittering sea
when the stygian clouds from the east came
the lord of war had...

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Man and his dog

He awoke under the bed and sneezed as it was dusty
it had been my birthday, drinking champagne
eating Danish pastry and smoking Havana...

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The richest man, in the world

To be at the top of a trade or business must be a burden 
that also goes for famous artists...

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the past revisited 

He was going back to his home in a tiny village from 
where people congregated living close together and professed to hate...

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Winston’s black dog visits me once again,
forever prowling round on these dark days. 
I’m forced to consider the real problem -
and try to take a...

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Coming to an End


On the terrace this morning, it is warm, 
sun has not 
switched on the heaters yet, and wonders if the postie 
His...

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not mechanical minded


In my new life in Portugal, living in a small village and before I had a dog, I needed to explore my new...

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Jaded holiday in Frisco ,
Where Paul Getty lost his marbles harbour

For a old dog tawg
Rumble a chick

Banjo medicine and black madness
Eager paws or void in...

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Jaded holiday in Frisco ,
Where Paul Getty lost his marbles harbour

For a old dog tawg
Rumble a chick

Banjo medicine and black madness
Eager paws or void in...

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Man and his dog

He awoke under the bed it had been his birthday
drinking champagne, eating Danish pastry, and smoking Havana cigars
He walked into the kitchen,...

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Sheep

I have read and published some of my old poems 
when the world was mint fresh and I believed in the lady in the lake,...

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Of late I find myself talking at length 
to my dog – just “puppy talk” at first.
Then with a more grown-up vocabulary
 
most doting dog-owners...

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