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Tag Archives: dogs
Stopping for a whiz on a snowy evening – January 15
1.15.2017 Stopping for a whiz on a snowy evening Whose woods are these I think I know, the owner’s not looking so I can go My masters brought a plastic bag I drop my tail and give a wag I … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, dogs, humor, pastiche, poetry, Robert Frost, Winter
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deference – March 8
3.8 doggie lies across the oriental rug owning it with his big boned body except when the cat comes by at which time he rises in deference. ———–
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Tagged Cats, deference, dogs, dominance, nature, order, pack order, submission
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passing by – May 4
5.4.2014 bunny rabbit sits still as a stone while doggy and I pass by on the other side a samaritan bunny not needing us to stop but rather to keep moving for we would be the robbers of … Continue reading
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Tagged bunnies, distance, dogs, fears, Good Samaritan, nature, perception, separations
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doggy’s nose waits – April 26
4.26.2014 doggy’s nose waits just outside the door. say the word walk and he is up eyes round and ready. my son waits at the door for his love to bless their move. say the word yes and his … Continue reading
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Tagged anticipation, aspiration, deliverance, dogs, grace, hope, opening, promise, sons, waiting, word
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miss piggy pants – January 7
1.7.2014 miss piggy pants strolls across the floor, queen of all that she surveys and all that can come within the rasp of her claws. tobey dog wisely backs off whenever she gives him the eye of death. he … Continue reading
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Tagged Cats, claims, discretion, dogs, hierarchy, nature, pecking order, power, retreat, royalty, threat
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single white female – November 19
11.19 wolf dog female, older white blond, loves Tobey. like an ad in the classifieds. she lies in her yard, then rises, neck stretched low as if for attack, until he arrives. and he whimpers and runs to … Continue reading
puppy love – October 3
10.3 puppy shows up to be fed with a friend. hungry strays telling each other where to find a meal. maybe Jesus-dog taught her from that place where canines know things they only hint to us in wags. … Continue reading
white tail limitations – August 9
8.9 white tailed hind quarters disappear into the late dusk shrubbery across the street a pale fawn cocks its rear leg in statue form. the dog notices none of it, or all, large animals being beyond his ken … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, animal knowledge, dogs, limitations, White-tailed deer
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purebred prancing – May 12
5.12 A white and black spaniel type on her owner’s leash, prances down the hill from the big houses neighborhood toward Tobey and I. Is your dog friendly… should we cross over to say hello. He’s had a couple … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, distance, dogs, mongrels, patterns, purebred, rejection, separation
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