Memory Pets Poems

"God sends pets without wings so no one will suspect they are angels ..."  Unkown

Angels come in all sizes
Never knowing when they will appear
Great fur coats to...

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"You have left my side but, you will never leave my heart."
          
  ...

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Before I knew the day, the time
He’d die, 
I came home to him,
My little smile, knowing he’d
Be there, he was always there
Always aware I was...

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("Pema", 2011, original oil on canvas)

The Place of Pets

The place of pets in the home,
in the family, in our hearts
is different than that of children.

Children...

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Even though you're not here, 
I miss your morning meows
I've ignored you parting from me
But, you haven't gone anyhow. 

I remember six years ago, ...

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In Memoriam Quietly Always Close

Are they whispers, then, settling
So gently upon that slightest breeze wending
     Over the granite crosses and statues...

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The sex had been amazing.  The women mysteries.  The alarm a mood breaker.  He awoke!  Stared at the ceiling, counted the...

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My cat, Shameem
Loved to hop
On my lap
Whenever I sat
On my cozy chair
And rocked
I felt her paws
It was kind 
Of a mystic feeling
She was very soft...

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We adopted our dog Bess
Collie-cross,black & white,no less;
Perfect in temperament,ready to please
Walking her,my mind at ease.

Each night to her bean bag she crept
In the kitchen...

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My heart was stolen by your bright, clear eyes
Sleek fur, silky smooth, soft under my hand
when you were killed I was so traumatized
Had you only...

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Kit

Before I opened the carton,
   I’d chose the name Kit,
      Thinking of strong Wild West women.

Our little girl,...

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You squealed with six-year old delight as I wriggled from Hilda’s belly. 
I was a runt, the first of five pups who, with our eyes...

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Most of the time I am thinking about my pets
Pets others have dumped out 
Pets who should probably have therapy but don’t.

One of them is...

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** The Weight of Ghosts *
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We do not truly realize how
Our lives are so crowded, thick
With...

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It's cold and damp outside tonight.
A cold rain drizzles down;
And now it's just the four of us,
Who walk the streets of town.

I miss the others...

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