Dogs
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Learning About Animals From My Three-Year-Old Granddaughter, Ella
My granddaughter, Ella, who is three and a half years old, has strongly held views on many things, including animals. This poem riffs on thoughts she’s recently shared with me about deer, spiders, and dogs. But some deer do eat… Continue reading
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Soundtrack for a Walk with Max
I took Max out today with ears unplugged By pods, no Band, no Dylan, Raitt or Young To set the world a step away and keep the chug of Mowers at bay while Max is blessing bushes, Eying squirrels, wriggling… Continue reading
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Like Mickey Did
Tingling down my spine From fingers on my skull. Eyes shut, cape draped, Head back, mind empty. * Ringing up ahead Brings echoes to my ears. Head back in time, Door shuts, dog rises and shakes. * Rippling in the… Continue reading
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Canine Couplets
My mental tractor beam is on the fritz, The carrots fixed although my brain transmits. I excavate the chipmunks’ home – what wrath! My parents nearly drown me in the bath. I’m agent Max, illustrious canine spy; I lurk here… Continue reading
