Max
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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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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
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Three Simple Joys
Succor me in surprised joy. I rise without an ache du jour, All parts accounted for and none too sore – Oh that this would happen more! – Play for me fortissimo joy. Ella is perching on my knees, She… Continue reading
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Max’s Branch Office
Nimble on timber, limber and focused, Max lurks alert in his branch office. With gimlet gaze he skewers the squirrels Who carry on chattering high in the crown, Imperious and blithe and – alas – still alive, Despite Max’s dreams… Continue reading
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