Long Animal(a) Poems

My wife Judith opened my eyes
into the world of adoption for pets
with special needs.

   It takes a special person to give
an animal a second chance at life
by adopting a special needs dog,
or cat.
...

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Fantastic landscape, beautiful mountains and valleys, dark blue everything. Wonderful sparkling rivers, oh this is the Hell!
The Hell! My new home, my new world, a new life. The new Life! I will come soon, I...

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I think the beauty in living comes along when we shirk our heavy coats
And our white-knuckle approximation of old, flake-away skin, which we have
Stapled back onto ourselves—
The faces we’ve taught everyone to believe:
Just dumb enough...

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But she wasn't so wrong, I am an animal, after all. A sick one, I must say. And sick animals must be dealt with, must be dealt the only way they are. An ax to...

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Have you ever wondered what a Dream Vacation would be like?
I have this chance to ponder.
I could fly anywhere, but I would rather take a 'Sleeping Car Train' to my destination. I have never travelled...

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THE SQUIRREL EPISODE

First off…I don’t hate squirrels…they have a kind of rodent charm…
although they monopolize the bird feeder…I do not wish them any harm.

Squirrels and I we are all creatures on this planet…in our yard...

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A little girl said to her mother one day
"Santa's not real, that's what my friends say"
Her tears welled up and she started to cry
And said" Is he real or is it a lie ?".

Her mom...

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Love is a beautiful thing…filled with joy and passion…never boring…often lyrical…
and made up of not one…but of a large array of miracles.

One of those miracles is, at this moment, one I’ve been thinking of…
it’s how...

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Descending into a mega-mall, the fluorescence blemishes my skin.
There is a twinge in my temples as I approach the makeup counter,
meeting eyes with a woman whose shoes pierce my gait 
and whose artificially white teeth...

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If life is a gift
God be an Indian giver and take me back to you
Back to my comfort place 
Because when I close my eyes I'm there with you
I don't need to go to church...

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The carcass hung suspended
in a numbed shadow of the mind,
no more an animal, a form
that once lived and drew a breath.
It was now transformed into nothing
more than meat. Headless,
hoofless, quartered and stripped 
of hide, what...

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There's a room in a warm town that holds a poet
He quivering and shaking and no one knows it
Critically alone when he needs a friend most
Shadows from his past are haunting him like ghosts

I shot...

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A wonderful site to be seen in water oh so grand
As crystal clear comes crashing down,  on the rocky waterland
A mist is splattered over all that are near this beautiful site
As they witness the...

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What is it about a hug?  Have you ever wondered why
we use this little squeeze of affection 
when we greet our friends and family…
and…when we say goodbye?

The hug is universal…it can be found everywhere…from...

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A group of animals very close to a strawberry farm was spotted by a female fairy, one early evening.  She was delighted for seeing, hearing six different animals talking to each other again.

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After innocent killings,
My soul always cried,
But you never hear me.
Oh, dear God,
Who are you?
Are you human, animal, a bird, plant or insect?
What is your shape?
Are you taller, Thin or thick?
What is your colour?
Are you white,...

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As she meditated the room brightened. 
Streaks of energy came in and lightened.
She did not flinch, used to such things.
The whirls of essence danced in her rings.

She shut off her eyes and concentrated.
Hoping her front...

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IT is dark down here & this awful reality
satisfies the ego and frightens the soul
but makes a state of distraction
;  an abomination --an abhorrence
for all that it implies -a living organism
as a leaf or...

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"a dagger of pain, a tear of grief" Quote by _Constance La France

The food in the county jail is horrible
but it's not worse than the pain in my heart
She left me, running for the hills
which...

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First is last or last is first,
Dust has life or life is dust.
What does a person want to achieve?
When he is hungry and having thirst.

He never afraids when belly is empty,
A full belly forever plays...

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Little Bear was watched over carefully by her bear spirit animal
She did not always see her, but she felt the bond and communication
When she was scared or upset, the grizzly bear showed up in spirit
To...

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"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"
 by Anatole France

Animals: all the various kinds
every shape or color I'd choose
I'd love them all, not one left behind
in my longed-for garden's...

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“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” Anatole France, French Poet

A pet can steal your heart.
The dog that you brought home
who always wants to play
is one you come to...

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Let me free !!

Let me free …………….. 
I am an animal , a mother , a child , a wife , a well wisher !
Not to be caged , nor my children , 
Where I...

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