Dog Morning Poems

Early Morning
(In A Three Dog Town)
Miracle Man
4/18/2024

Natures silence,
that once owned the night.
Now begs I hear,
the cockcrow calls of birds.

Crows come first,
seeking some morsel of delight.
Gorging...

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Marcia makes an early start,
to try and find a space to park,
she leaves behind her playlist tunes,
for manic Monday’s duty room,
where ceremony doesn’t stand,
and days...

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The bric-a-brac shop waits on Rue Nationale.
In a sleepy French town.
It opens at ten,
And closes at one,
Till three.
Then on till seven in the evening.
Madame opens...

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I've not yet risen from my bed
Chose to write poems instead
The stranger contests I attempt
All N/As I can pre-empt

Why do I try and top the...

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The dog wore a rainbow bandana
A feral cat hissed at it
Birds bullied each other at the feeder
A hawk in the shadows
Rats scurried through the alleys
Of...

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My normal walk this morning wasn’t as normal as it seemed…
which made me question if I was truly walking…or walking in a dream.

As I stepped...

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( A 6 verse poem , one quatrain and one haiku) ( 3 new creations)

(1,)
Our Grandmother And Her Lime-Green House

Her garden a fantastic roses red
Her...

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Joy comes in the morning
The birds await to sing their hymns
After being lonesome in darkness
The whippoorwill has brought 
Them comfort and hope singing
In the stillness...

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A distant motorcycle drones
Fading away
“that” dog barks
It must be 8:15
A bus honks
A siren sounds
Jet engines overhead
A quick dream
The furnace kicks in
Breakfast!
Maybe pancakes?

John G. Lawless
©4/8/2023...

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One night I was thinking,
one freezing night.
I wonder where my life is going.

I have a walk under the city lights, under sleet or maybe snow.
I...

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There is a hum to morning
an accustomed to whirr
softly grinding gears
electrical whispers
gentle creaking of awakening wood
satisfied exhale
of a still slumbering dog
purr of a sun warmed...

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The black dog stood out in contrast to the snow drift Arlis found her half buried in.Emaciated she was a light load as he hoisted...

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Alarm goes off, my sleep it breaks
The dogs are awake
The house is cold
My bones creek as I am old

Another morning up to early
My eyes are...

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Alarm goes off, my sleep it breaks
The house is cold
The dogs are awake
My bones creek as I am old

Another morning up to early
Darkness still upon...

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