Photo by Snowflake
Dog
By Stormcat
East
de casa lay a ribbon of grass fallow earth
between
post harvest plow rumpled fields
A
road pass of sorts
leading
to a cat tailed dragonfly kissed pond beyond
spreading
chestnut and pussy willow
where
adventures take birth.
A
great place to romp,
look
for ruffle-necked grouse,
chase
rabbits, and
startle
frogs basking in sun-warmth and the odd pheasant caught off guard.
My
master likes to go there too but
always
walks slowly. I think she’s afraid
or lost in nostalgia,
she trusts me, however, sings, smiles, and talks to me . . .
so
whenever I go,
I
always take her with me.
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This is something I really adore in dogs. They take us to places. They walk ahead of us, but they care to look back and check on us, see if we're there, still going.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem and I love the photo, again. <3
Vivid and beautiful descriptions! This reminds me of being a kid when I had dogs and we'd go on adventures through the woods
ReplyDeletea great friend you have there
ReplyDeletethere is a special bond between one and a dog...liked the look from the dog's perspective... I wonder what my useless old mutt is thinking... :)
ReplyDeleteLove the twist that you threw in there :-) Really nice images also, I love a good walk through the words, and you chose lovely ones. Thank you very much for your comment and empathy on my blog.
ReplyDeletecool. i like this from the perspective of the pups...the pond sounds like a cool place to go...we used to have one of those cat tailed ponds by my birth home....
ReplyDeletelove the perspective of this. I also really liked the kiss and dragonfly line
ReplyDelete"where adventures take birth" Something about this transported me back to childhood, like a dog sniffing out a place to build a fort. Odd how a line can conjure up offshoot thoughts.
ReplyDeleteA good companion M ~ Nice viewpoint from the dog rather than the master ~
ReplyDeleteI adore this poem. Wonderful! Love the dog in the photo too - what a beauty!
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