Dog Imagism Poems

Moment of my heart.

With sunrise.
On the first light of the sun hitting my face through the window of my room.
On the sound of the first...

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 To forgive is like taking a plunge into a nightmare. Its worse to hold a grunge but I  may find a temporary solution...

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I wonder if somebody else mighta told her?
'bout the glitterin' facade of the brochure 
I wonder if anybody else coulda 
forewarned her
'cause steppin' in slippery...

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I slept with joy and woke up to find myself said, and tough, because I fail to accept the truth about my destiny
I always fight...

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The owls hoot nearby;

The screech-owl calls;

The wolves howl in the distance;

The beetles tap and tap in an endless charade

The cicada seems like it won’t give...

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There once was a soldier,
So loyal, so brave.
He fought a long struggle,
‘til the end, ‘til the grave.

The struggle went on,
For days, for years.
No end in...

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a chair is not a chair
until its sat on by human
sit on log and it’s a chair
sit on a page and he’s chair
sitting of a...

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during my birthday
many visitors came
a dog without a tail
a girl without breasts
a snake that bites not
cat without eyes, ears
a bird with no wings
driver without vehicle
baby...

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through a mud stained field
and thickets galore
mountaintops blue in the haze
walked through hayfield stubble
with a damp, faithful dog

I am anticipating Halloween
but thoughts dissolve quickly
in fields...

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Tell me, Mr. Dog;
What is your vocation?
barking without biting,
disturbing people’s sleep,
and eating bones?



...

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ALMOST   HOME




. . . . . the feeling of getting close to home, 
easy waves, rounding the point into Conception Bay after Baccalieu’s...

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To live a day safely in a city
where citizens must be echoes
and human rights are a fairy tale
but you want your mouth not pinched
your ears...

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I killed my friend,
I never wanted,
Do not see me cruel,
I did it for love.
We both ran naked
Under this influential shower.
No one uncoupled his lips
Against this...

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'I'm having the children for dinner',
she meant it quite literally
a combination of the old
woman in the shoe and
Red Riding Hood's wolf
she was a peach most...

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My Name is Bill!
The mist clears
Lavender green and lavender grey
Again!
On the menu
Creme caramel.
Honeydew dreams 
I remember from yesterday.
 
If only. If only  I was...

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DOG WATCH



Dog walking askew in front of me 
Musta  read a sailing manual.
Listed to starboard about ten degrees
Against the taut leash on his port...

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ONLY   TO THE  DOG


Dialect abandoned with education and travel  
Now only speak Geordie to the dog on walks
In unguarded moments
Awkwardly recalling...

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I stare blankly at the skies above;
Partially blue with enormous grey tumultuous clouds on one extreme, 
And the bright midday sun shining before my eyes.

I...

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I, wish for a hand, with a magical touch;
An unleashed dog would return to its hutch,
I wish I had a foot, with which I could...

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Under the clanky aluminum conduit
I sit easy eyed, watching 
My work boots, drink up rainfall 
The lively band above 
Reprises once more
Her thunderous piece
Perking up...

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