Dog I Am Poems

The paths are petal shrewn 
Dandelion clocks abundantly beautiful as they are not in my garden
My thoughts simple and uncomplicated 
The dog met some piglets,...

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I visit the bug zapper on Tuesday
much to the radiology teams delight

I named it thus before meeting it formally
my comedic self puts up this type...

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I am hungry,
Like a matchbox girl in December,
Threadbare and falling apart,
Shivering as I stand alone.

I am hungry,
Like a teenage girl in front of a mirror,
Pinching...

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When it’s quiet my heart aches for Bleu

My husky companion so fluffy and true

His absence has taken a grievous toll

His spirit left a pawprint on...

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I have grown old,
Yet I am still so young.
I am aged,
Like a fine wine.
My grapes have been crushed,
I have no juice left to give.
I am...

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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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Man of la Mancha
Has no idea I am a dragon
He thinks I am a dog
With a tail that is a’wagg’n.

His sidekick Panza knows
But does not...

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I am a follower not a leader 
I am a duplicate 
A  clone of another 
I follow other instincts before my own 

Results in...

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(Inspired by lyrics of Bonamassa's "Woke Up Dreaming")

Sometimes life can be very hard.
My dog died. Worse though,
my sweetie’s not around.
Feeling so morose; 
feeling so forlorn.
Where’s...

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here you go.
Have a sedative.
No wait! That’s mine!
It was given to me by a doctor fine.

Here’s a lithium.
That might calm you down a bit.
No wait....

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Yesterday was a visit from my auntie 
And my Mum
We had a lovely day
I made afternoon tea
We walked the back path to the farm
With the...

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I’ve become an adult and I now have things to do.
I work 8 hours a day
Shower my teeth, brush my body
Walk my car and drive...

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What sets a human apart from a dog;
we are both alive, and we both draw breath.
But dogs, unlike humans, live in a fog;
they're entirely oblivious...

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I love being bouncy, being green, being fun!
I jump and I hop, and I dance all around.
Being chased by children from two to a hundred...

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Blood, , urine, in order; perfume and sweat, pleasure combined
Visually impaired by smog and darkness
I can sense bodies; I can smell life and excess
The taste...

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