Stress Pets Poems

Ben,our springer,brown & white
Was our teen-daughter's delight;
Bred by the famous Shand-Kydd
Causing us to part with fifty quid.

He soon grew,chewing lino & chairs
Forever racing up our...

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Is there space for me in your mind? A spare space for me, for my love. For my existence. How many things need to be...

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Ben,our springer,brown & white
Was our teen-daughter's delight;
Bred by the famous Shand-Kydd
Causing us to part with fifty quid.

He soon grew,chewing lino & chairs
Forever racing up our...

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Please, mom, I want a pet!
I know no dog or cat, but please, two cute, white mice
Let me get?

At the pet store:
Two white female mice...

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A WALK IN THE WOODS
Ode to a Beloved Pet


I go for a walk through the woods today and Jack is by my side
We find a...

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A  Animals other than my kind are
B  Beautiful, loving souls; empathic to their
C  Core and full of absolute
D  Devotion 
E ...

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So much easier to pack the car,
no litter box, no carrier -
space for other things.

So much easier at motels,
unloading it all and
no hide and seek...

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Spring break is upon us, delighting the dog.
She’s thrilled to have me  home.
We’ve been cocooned in soft blankets for two days, 
I’m wearing pajamas....

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(Even If You Are A Cat Person This Applies To You)

Dear Dogs,
When I say to move it means go someplace else, not switch positions with...

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A simple little phrase - with meaning so profound.
Quit running and hiding in your space underground.
This phrase applies to people and animals alike.
From us you...

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She is a mysterious thing…
Invincible, Invisible & a Master of Torment.
Do not try asking why—that is exhausting.

She is temperamental—
Like An old pick-up truck.
Speak sweet to...

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Death Is Not The End


Those gone but not forgotten shall endure
in living memories in each loving heart
A testament to great love that is truly pure
crossing...

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They are forever there every time you walk through the door
For without them life is so bare giving back so much more
They are not there...

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My eyes
Witness your departure
My eyes
Are dripping with hopelessness…
My eyes start to blur…
Melancholy put me under pressure…
Is there a cure to my disease? 

You don’t see
The...

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Oh lonely Inevitable Bear,
Padding claws, death in white
Sorrow in recurring nightmare
Instinct’s test; fight or flight?

Camouflage against the fence,
A challenge; my subconscious fear
Ominous slowly moving silence,
“Let...

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