- Do you know
- .. .. ..where heaven lies?
- ..
............Or
anywhere
- dogs might go when they
die
- ..........I guess I know
- where mine resides
- ...................she’s by the side
- ..........of the road
- rolled over
- .. .......alone—
- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,if only
- ...........................I would’ve known…
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- ......I nod not to god
- but to memory
- ......................unburied
- abandoned & stranded
- ......suddenly ferried
- down the Styx—
- while Tiva,
- ....her sister licks
- fatal wounds under
- ....west Texas moon.
- Split the wolf-mix
- ...whines final cry
- howls her goodbye
- .....while I
- ............sob and deny
- she can’t be
replaced:
- .......her freckled face,
- ..................silver mane,
- ..................speckled brown eyes
- ...........................filled with
- ......tears, fears, rain,
- ................loss, pain, and surprise.
- .......................She won the race
- ..................................her finish line—
- .....final whine ends when
- .........my crumpled best friend’s
- .....bent snout............descends.
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- Now I declare a toast to
- Yoko the Ghost
- .......................the most delicate
- ...............canine design;
- celibate & spayed
- ........her parade
- turned to gray.
- ........She dissolves into dust
- .................I must not forget
- .........................albeit upset
- at the harsh recollection
- ....................of losing her
- ...........unconditional affection.
- For Yoko’s sake......... I hope
- .......there’s a field up above
- ...........of veal, squirrels, and steaks,
- shoes, boots, and
gloves—
- ..........I showed her how
- ......to speak & to shake,
- ..........but she taught me
- ................how to love.
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