Old Dog Poems

There are times
when I long to move
beyond the edges of myself
as when, this morning, alongside 
the power station fence,
I passed under a red cloud 
of...

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It was one of the coldest winters, yet 
the old dog never showed up at the kitchen door 
like he used to, whimpering to be...

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Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night
In my ramshackle torn straw old bed 
The mice are chewing my toes
And the bedbugs bite...

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The morning sun spills across the porch, casting a golden sheen on everything it touches. There, in a weathered rocking chair, sits a whiskered old...

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     I'm wide awake and cannot sleep,
     That's when I started counting sheep.
    ...

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Being shy Sassy used to run and hide
when a stranger she would spy
But the two old boys had none of that
they would eagerly go on...

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Figure it factual,
the gingham dog and the calico cat
did NOT eat each other up like the Dutch clock told the story.

Because of loud snoring,
Old Dutch...

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Had a big dog for to tend the sheep
Small dog for a ratter while we sleep
Old spot for all to pet
Growler for warn he let
All...

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("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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It was a winters night when his wagon came to a stop
He was so bitterly cold, that he warmed up with hops.
He would have played...

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I’m in awe of Fannie, my female Coton del Tulear
since her pups were born, realizing now.

She just played the idiot for our amusement,
climbing on, and...

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Seeing eye dog?
Who was she kidding?
Okay, therapy dog, the old hag lied.
We were tired of her getting away with this.

They seemed to follow us from...

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All I need is a spot
To put my cot
At the end of each day
As I go along my way
Nowhere I need to go
So my travels...

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Aged man walks on the busy street
Beyond his ability to cross
Cane in hand, old friends he needs to meet
Delayed by rain, worried about loss

Earlier, he...

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He's an elder now so don't dare forget.
He has special needs and they need to be met..
Always been a hot boy so keep the thermostat...

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