Death and Dogs
Death is a part of life. As cliché as the cliché is, it’s true. Since neither energy nor matter can be destroyed, reincarnation makes the most sense to me to explain what happens when we ...
poetry
For Cats
I found the perfect poem about cats, one where you can tell the love the poet had for Jeoffry.I’ve been using excerpts in many of my report cards lately, so here’s the whole thing: Jubilate ...
Polly in Spring
SPRING Not all of us were warm, not all of us.We are winter-lean, our faces are sharp with coldAnd there is a smell of wood smoke in our clothes;Not all of us were warm, though ...
Jake, the Hunter
He killed one hundred and thirty-one squirrelsIn a single season (a dog of honor who wouldn’t lieWhere one squirrel digit too many be false);And I said, “Pick your ears, listen! hark to me!Should a single ...
Dogs are Love
Dogs are patient,Dogs are kind,Dogs are not jealous;Dogs do not brag,Dogs are not arrogant. Dogs do not act disgracefully,Dogs do not seek their own benefit;Dogs are not provoked,do not keep an account of a wrong ...
Barklee & Hazel, Siblings
To My Brother— Letitia Elizabeth Landon Do you recall the fancies of many years ago,When the pulse danced those light measures that again it cannot know?Ah, we both of us are altered, and now we ...
Roxy & Ruby, dynamic
Roxy and Ruby are *the* dynamic duo, perfect puppers who love fetch and walks and naps and treats and butt scratches. Inseparable, they bring lots of joy to their humans and anyone lucky enough to ...
Memorial Day
Give your pet a hug today. They, like all loved ones, won’t be around forever. Remember There is no such thing as quantity in lovemy mother said, correcting me. No such thing as “much” love.You ...
Gordon, Belle, Buddy, Jackson, & Sadie, life in the Green
Who’d have thought these farm dogs were poetry lovers? It’s not that surprising, really, as only a poet could capture the beauty of Kentucky in the spring. A little Madness in the SpringIs wholesome even ...