Monday, April 16, 2018

Day 16


My little hound dog,
my bear hunter,
slides to the floor
like Bambi on the ice pond,
then turns to me for guidance.
The great snake chaser,
boxer of puppies,
lover of cats –
her body juts and rises
where it shouldn’t.
It doesn’t do right, anymore.
I am a rescuing shadow,
shifting darkly through
her clouded marble gaze.
We remember
more than see
one another
now.
I fed her an extra scoop tonight.


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