Long Hind leg Poems

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I was sitting in their studio with a gal from cable news, taking part in my first and only ever interview,
Fielding friendly questions that pertained to how and why I’d wound up, at the age...

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I saw it lying there curdle up
It’s little body trembling, its tail shaking 
And it appear as if its hind leg is broken
I put it to stand up but it fall to the ground
And cry...

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The squeak of rubber is the crunch of snow
Under the steps of my winter boots
As I walk through the Below Zero

And when the day breaks
The air itself is as white as if
One is looking through...

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One fine day while shovelling snow from upon my sidewalk
I noticed a huge hairy dog on a big shiny white rock
He wagged his little bushy tail and ran with jolly up to me
and lifted up...

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I’ve been good for too long,
   my finger 
have become permanently curved
and I growl
     with every other breath
so in order to gain control
I release the beast.

Running into a field
...

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Let's see..which one do I write about; we got ten.
The four in the house can cause quite a stir,
and every one is worthy of paper and pen,
But the last shall come first so I'll talk...

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The Anatomy of a Horse (written for children)

Horse's feet have a hoof, the hard part which he can pound, 
back of this is his frog, bottom part that stays off the ground.
Between his hoof and...

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It’s too cumbersome to carry my life 
wrapped in a cheap garment, 
nonetheless, it’s an embarrassing situation for me 
to take the garment off and toss it away because I have 
no well-built body to...

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The baby ponycorn took a long drink from the 
Still water of the pond.  
The Enchanted forest kept her safe and sound
Though the reflection in the water gave her
Chills that nearly woke the unicorns...

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Sammie is a Tabby by design and recognition as far as a mental picture would be
He first came home to us from a shelter as a kitten and made us a family of three
That was...

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I feel very ridiculous standing here on the front lawn,
As passersby glance at me and stifle a yawn!
How would you feel with a carrot for a nose,
And standing here shivering with absolutely no clothes!

Everytime the...

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A field mouse

Sunday September 26th, a very nice day, for a change.
A very long walk, in the warmth of the sun, I arranged.
As usual, that walk would have to be taken on my own.
Along the...

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It has become necessary to use piddle pads in the back room
So I am not interrupted at night and try to make sleep resume
My neighborhood has gotten run down and people can be bad
If I...

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Your short shaggy stumps 
That graze the ground
Of dead leaves and dirt
Your wet, black snout that smothers the soil with smell
Your empty eyes that dart from where your first patch of paw leads, 
And the...

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Beauty before me, ante-cedes youth.
Dissonant with discontented shapes.
Happy, supportive family, a burden.
In the eyes of partner, I am lucky.

As with the ones, I've bourne three;
My girth is an enigma, I bear alone.

Grapefruit, avocado, tomato, French.
Dress...

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Mighty Kublia bounces out the door
wanders to the yard's center as before
Sniffs the spot looks up to ponder
with his short little legs off to wander
Around and around the entire back yard
he sniffs and sniffs near...

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