Pets Narrative Poems

Twelve guinea pigs are placed under my Christmas tree,
Brightly colored pegs and tiny ribbons on ears,
They run around, so lovely!
When Christmas lights are on, they...

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HAPPY THANKSIVING TO ALL AMERICANS OUT THERE. 



Cluck put-purr kee kee went the turkeys in the back of Jim's truck. He was delivering them to...

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Left my computer on 
Grabbed the keys off my desk
Packed up the RV
And we headed out West

We grabbed some snacks
Toys, clothes and some cash
turned out...

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So many times I've seen him fight himself in the mirror,
wondering why his adversary moves like him,
and looks exactly just like him!
Don't ask me; sometimes...

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What do we think we’re doing
Spending millions, on all sorts of pets
When the world is full of children
Whose needs, we haven’t yet met  ...

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Sitting, I am graceful
Still,
And ever paceful. 
I am waiting.
Waiting for you to die. 
I let loose a slow soft purr
-I am content at the thought...

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STRAWBERRY SWEET 
Strawberry scent 
At the picnic place
Late in the afternoon
Birds singing up in the trees
With the joy of spring season`

The basket half empty all...

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Oh, where on earth do I begin….Twenty years ago…

There he was. Standing by the door of World Literature Class in 1996. 
There I was. Walking...

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The truth was concealed with many branches 
as he put the shovel in the earth
With dry eyed dread he shakes his head
He's not a man...

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The rabbit 
Two houses side by side
One couple had a rabbit
One couple had a dog
The dog loved the rabbit
Was next door all the time 
The...

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My Jack
by Curtis Johnson

Duly respected by others of his kind.
Deeply loved by me, my family, and friends.

He was more than a TV star like Rin...

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He came night after night. I don’t know how long he favored me in such an appreciative manner, but I was most pleased when I...

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The morning greets me with birds at my window
They peck at the glass, 
they chirp and harass,
"The sun is up, the grass smells clean! 
The...

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When I went back home for longer vacation 
Surprised to see our backyard turning out to be a mini-zoo
My younger brother had adopted lots of...

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It's nice just lazing out here in the sun.
I'm getting on in years, so they tell me.
Touching 50[6 really] and hoping for a few more.
My...

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As a kitten,
he ran away the moment
I opened my door,
or saw the bright crack
between the door
getting bigger.

I knew the secret spot he loved
to come and...

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Can you hear me God, are you up there listening to my words,
            ...

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It’s the end of year three since the old dog went free;
A rough patch that has softened with time.
I recalled it today . . his...

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I find it hard to tell you of the love I felt for them:
The gentle little creatures that I came to call my friends.
They joined...

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He seemed very much like those white dogs before,
With a raggedy coat, pointed ears and much more.
But the likeness soon ended to those dogs gone...

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