Flower Dog Poems

Nicky, the neighbor’s dog, drags a road kill home.
A beautiful pelt like those fox shoulder garments women wore in the
      forties.
But the head is crushed beyond...

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I took our son and daughter-in-law’s dog, Juniper, for a walk this morning.
Junie still acts like a puppy even though she’s already 3…
So it’s fair...

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His collection of frayed, stained, flannel shirts is a library of memories.  His granddaughter once asked him: “Papa, why’d you wear that shirt?”. ...

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I'm a flower fairy, 
And my name is Carrie, 
My best friend is Barry;

All flowers, we do tend, 
Sunrays, on them we send, 
Make sure...

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Grandma has a pretty flower garden,                   ...

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My siblings and I wanted a dog
                  ...

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I went on a trip with my uncle
it was through a jungle.
We saw many colorful flowers,
until the heavy rain showers.
The birds then came out singing,
off...

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What keeps me going in these cruel days?
Feeling my dogs' warm bodies next to mine.
Reading a poem that makes my heart sing,
or one so beautiful,...

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Debonair Dog sauntered into flower show at quarter to three
We offered her a glass of divinely suited lemon tea.
As she held the cup, we noted...

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It was the spring of 1996. 
I had four dogs, who lived outside in houses.
They watched me till the soil for a flower garden.
It took...

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Don’t the dog mind 
Or to it be rather kind
With no plans to you bite 
Nor attempt another act not right.

Don’t scratches on its fluffy...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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Poems about Children V

Pan
by Michael R. Burch

Among the shadows of the groaning elms,
amid the darkening oaks, we fled ourselves

Once there were paths that led to...

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Larry and his dog Franklin
Are the best of friends
They are always together
Wherever Larry goes
Franklin does also

Franklin is a Black Lab
His fur shines in sunshine
Franklin likes...

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At a funeral we,                     ...

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