Pets Relationship Poems

The lovechild of a god and a poet 
Your eyes in that photo
They spoke of kindness and innocence
The heart on your neck, I took as...

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My owner isn't a good one.
He forgets to feed me.
We rarely go on walks, let alone play anything together.
I am jealous of the other dogs...

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There was a carney, I knew as Larry.
He lived with a knife thrower, named Sherry.
Sherry loved her yellow canary,
and trusted its care while gone to...

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(Pema, spring 2019)

It’s All About Grooming

I’ve had my pug now almost 13 years,
and we both adore each other,
but I clearly have the advantage
because I’ve been...

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Dogs, cats, children, mates, heck, even strangers 
sometimes find themselves drawn close
in proximity to something 
they feel but may not
even know how to articulate.

Such is...

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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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My feline’s eyes reflect her ginger hues.
She follows my man everywhere she can.
Her tracking sight chases away the blues.
But when squirrels discovered her, they ran.

She...

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Ms Calico, who comes to me
only on her terms~ obstinately not 
at my beck-and-call. Ms Calico 
arrives demanding her tuna, fresh from
the can...purrs like an...

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I
I click, call "Kaalnek"  - the hen -
She, rooster come! They greet me
As dogs do, at gate

II
They stay in yard - waiting
Faithful? Guard pets?...

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There was a carney, I knew as Larry.
He lived with a knife thrower, named Sherry.
Sherry loved her yellowish canary,
and trusted it’s care while gone to...

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Loyal companion 
whose racing paws &
booming howl is heard before
she is seen. 
A wonderful addition to a family 
who’s known loss. 
Grayed from the years,...

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When people speak of relationships,
So much springs to mind!
What do you think of when you hear this word?
Is it the connections made by being kind?

Perhaps...

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I lay very quiet till you open the door
Then I scurry clear across the floor.
I know that it's you and I can't wait
To have you...

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Rhonda roo
Precious girl
Never knew
She ruled my world
Always there 
Always love 
Unconditional 
Protector
Baby dog
All in one.
Had to run
Liked to throw
Toys in the air.
Changed roles in stride
When...

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Puffy fat potato heads, skinny stockings sewn,
bunched and hunched in bedrooms where
they’re scattered, scrapped, or thrown.

Clara, Dolly, Elmo, Sally, three wise sisters, Mr. mittens; 
shoes...

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