Tag: dog poem
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Substitute Victory
I wrote Substitute Victory after watching my dog derail the first football game of the season — a comic domestic moment that mirrored the futility of fandom. The poem turns that chaos into a light meditation on misplaced loyalty and the absurdity of hope.
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Our Pets Know His Light
The cat and the dog sitting in the snow, admire an amazing singular heavenly glow.Together they form the world’s great halo.
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Chihuahua of the Manor
Aye, chihuahua, canis familiaris, land piranha nipping at Aztec heels. Aye chihuahua! Heart of a Techichi warrior becoming yipping snarling bitch, eyes pulsating, patellas luxating at the stench of homo erectus US-es post-alus carrier-alopulus approaching, adorned in sky colors crowned in ivory pith. She is fed on belly rubs and Kirkland’s grain…
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Sharma Climbs the Stairs
The tiniest dog Won’t climb the tallest of steps Without big courage.
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Sonnet For My Two Good Little Boys Passed On
Marvin was a scruffy ball of black puff With two beady eyes that cried out for love. Even when he bit, he wasn’t that rough All he wanted was to play and be shoved. – Shakey and he would play for hours all day For months two frenzied puppies on a crush Until Shakey grew…