Snow Dog Poems

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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the best present of all
I told my parents that fall
would be a new puppy
and a throwing ball.

They kept saying no
But one day in the snow
They...

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Dear Griffin,
 I clearly remember the first time we met. Jim had brought you at all of
four months of age to my families summer reunion....

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At first Constance was only was hiding one small pup
Fed him tiny bits of meat, gave him a teensy cup.
On Tuesday she found a second...

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(Luna's last winter, 2020)

Like An Old Dog

'Tis the season to be jolly and merry 
And all that,
And I’m sure there are many 
Right now satiated
And...

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There’s an old village green where a marquee was seen
I don’t do ‘Bah humbug’, don’t want to be mean
A little fake snow ain’t a Christmassy...

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Soon, the sun was lying low, a bright full moon was now on show
Santa switched on Walnut’s glow… “Ho Ho Ho and away we go.”
Walnut...

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("Howling Rock", City of Rocks, 2016)

Hate Speech

My dogs bark into the night
scared and excited about something in the dark
coyotes or deer or maybe just their...

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Relaxed and warm I'm feeling
under this warm blanket,
I can sleep out from the cold.

Sometimes I wonder
if others are so lucky, 
I guess many don't,
then I...

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See there marches Orion
   With Sirius close at his feet
Tarrying not long in the air
   To begin the midnight hunt. 

His...

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Your ghost is in clouds -
hidden in a song,
and sometimes sits by the apple tree;
where you are, where you belong,
always here with me. 

Little white...

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I have a dog sweet and sound 
That goes woof woof all the time 
He jumps ,he bites , he licks ,he barks
But too cute...

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The Dachshund’s a marvel on skis
Little legs that stop short of its knees 
It can schuss like a pro
Making furrows in snow
(Though its privates are...

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The Spaniel

A Spaniel that uses its head 
Can tell when its owner’s unfed 
So instead of a duck
That is down on its luck 
Will deliver...

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The Bichon Frise

The Bichon in chiffon looks so frou 
That the crowd duly wowed has to coo 
‘Til the dog starts to droop
And its owner...

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