Pet Death Poems

Her labor of love began from the start,
When playing, feeding, they pushed her apart,

A large litter, siblings thought her a runt,
Fed from mom's rival, thought...

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Never was there a fish tale more woeful, :-(
Than my fish drowning in its water bowl full.
This all makes me sigh, and wonder WHY??
Why after...

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For a daring young hiker, Ellen Cole,
sudden downfall of rain blocked clear light
and a small cave became her warm, dry hole.

For months to come, no...

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Who am I but another lost soul burning in hell
Once drowned in the blood of my dead heart
Ripped out without reason before doomsday
No one should...

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Darkness Where Now Poe And Raven Reside,
(Part One)

As the Raven cross into the dark pits
Those in torment went into heaving fits
Its shrieking calls, alarms even...

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"50 Words for Poe: Rasputin"



The Rat was buried in the Pet Cemetery
His name was Rasputin

She had been fond of him for some time
feeding him morsels...

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HELLO AND GOODBYE COCO	

I wanted a brown Labrador, blonde and black ,
I love them all
But I had made up my mind, anxiously I sat waiting...

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He was looking at a picture of his wife…thinking of their first date… first kiss…
and now that she is gone…all the things that he will...

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My name is Spencer Byron.
My first wife Addy died tragically in 1991.
A devotee of surprise. She was so much fun.

The breadth of love is unchartered...

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So what is prayer? I have prayed for health, safety, even death for those terminally ill to spare them suffering. Am I selfish in this?...

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When I lost my partner, I thought I would die,
It seemed so unfair, it must be a lie.
It had to be my hands that ended...

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Reflecting On Thy Long Doggone Pooch -
"Georgie Harris"

At present moment thoughts adrift,
     whereat figurative throne,
     this chap...

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I am the Devil, alone in my Room
   Redolent of pungent cologne and perfume 

Naked I parade, in front of my mirror
 ...

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I have always been so hopelessly lazy.
            Stoic and aloof, sometimes psychotic. 
I can...

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The lupus was a she 
howling at an orange winter moon
baying for a he
with pups yelping unison in tune.

“Where could Daddy be?”
They question Mother as...

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While Shuttered Up Inside... ©ozy
Snug Air Conditioned Demesne...

Analogous to my boyhood
     cosseted and bereft, I assay
to poetically elucidate how majority
 ...

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The 5 Stages of grief

Step 1 
          Denial surely that couldn't have been me 
That just...

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I am feeling the deep pain of my loss,
my little pet meant so much;
now, I have emptiness.

My heart is breaking and I need a hug,
but...

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My pet bird,
light brown with
scattered speckles,
perched on the edge
of the cat furniture
and observed
the autumn leaves,
light brown with
scattered speckles,
floating by.

My pet bird,
its speckled feathers
scattered around
the living...

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someone wise told me I should write about my great loss, 
maybe it would help me deal with my sweet boy’s death-
truth is I would...

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