Journey Dog Poems

("Pema", 2017, original pen and ink)

The Journey of Souls

Dogs make the ultimate example
Of a conditionable being,
And my deaf-dog buddy
Old Pema the Pug is no exception.

Meanwhile...

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I was a prominent theoretical physicist, relying upon beautiful mathematics,
Like devout gardeners everywhere, rely on butterscotch sunshine dramatics.

Rose days were spent inventing theories, to address...

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If it wasn’t for my dog Bonzo
people who pass me in the park
would never greet me at all.
It may as well be dark.

I find this...

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Our four-legged furry daughter Reva bid us a farewell 
She went on her new journey wagging her tail
God came to take her during her sleep
Took...

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I worked at a boisterous animal shelter, which wasn't too far from my home,
That filled days with barks, meows and singing, like green wilderness zones.

I...

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I was soul searching one day, and seen inside of me,
a black dog and a white dog, how could this be?
 What is this, I...

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If Forever I can not stay with you
Don’t let me start
A journey so blue

If you’re gonna  keep me locked up all day 
Then leave...

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Quote By Poet: "Some pets are people in fur coats"

 
I had a calling,           ...

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Travel with what we proudly bag;
Not what down images drag;
In a mirror capture you with some lag:
A dog that wouldn’t its tail wag…

So, suspend you...

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The best dog we ever had arrived at our house when he was only two…we named him Whitman (after a bakery)…turns out…he liked donuts too.

Whitman...

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Pet Poems, First Dog, Blake

No matter, of course, how many times I asked,
The answer came, “No!”  Thus,
At age 9, at the start of summer,...

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There was no activity at all in the prairie on this marvelous day.
Peaburger was happy to be off on his journey, on his sweet way.
Had...

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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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HOPE

A cry
A nuzzle,
A despair
A paw,
A stare
A wagging tail,
A feeling lost
A lap.

My life has changed,
A ray of hope has come
Into the life of this olde sailor...

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With bated breath I’m on an exciting ride,
my head is out of the car’s open window.
As white sedan passes the greenery on roadside,
leave behind the...

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