pets
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Losing someone you love is the hardest thing that anyone can go through,
It's so strange to think about them being gone when they were always there for you.
Some people will never understand the love that we have for our pets,
Winston My cat, appearing on this page.
Is only one, a youngish age,
The very coy-est of the coy,
Needless to say, it’s a boy.
dollops of dandermighty mousers meander—cats with cattitude.
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© 2020 Mark Toney. All rights reserved.
Soft pink illuminations trickle through
The thread bare membrane of curtains
Dribbling light down the windows ledge
Sometimes it is hard to explain to people what is going on in your head,
To put into words all of these thoughts that you typically dread.
Sometimes you realize that maybe it is better to not talk about them at all,
When you claim to not be a child, it's like
Saying you can breath underwater or see through walls:
Only a child thinks that.
But to say an adult cannot be a child
Benny’s Biography
By: Alexis Seith
im a kind and carefreey kiddo,
and my name is benny hyde.
im sory for my speling
but, you see, im only 5.
my brother-he’s in first grade
Doggies.
Very loyal.
They are human's prime friends.
Do not cause any harm to them.
Canines.
soft kitten fur against my baby cheek
puppies run to catch me by diaper
up high on horseback with mom behind me
kids and lambs nibble little ears
children soak up the world
Through the frosty window, in crisp air
and a silent sea of white
I see the tiptoe of a fox, bright as a burning ember
My breath snatched, I stare—
dark eyes
Then I see the mounds, scattered—
Her gleaming coat is as golden as the sun,
Her mane is coarse hay.
She nickers softly, the day has begun,
And she begins to play keep away.
When death looks at you through a creature’s eyes,
Sorrow and remorse filling those once bright windows to the soul,
A pet says their last goodbye,
As family members gather in woe.
Creatures.
Some are our pets
Who do deserve our love.
Adopt them to demonstrate that.
Creatures.
Puppy
Red Bone Coon Hound
Sweet with soft scarlett fur
Curiosity of a cat
Canine
Loyal
Best companion
Highly tuned sense of smell
Courageously defending me
Fearless
Princess
Family, family is strong.
Family ties, nothing can last as long.
Some might say family is in the way.
But being alone is the price they pay.
Love that will never go.
Love that will always show.
I’ve had a long day.
I’m coming home.
I kick off my shoes,
Moaning and groaning.
Then I see you.
My face lights up.
You run towards me.
You jump on me.
You lick my face.
He barks so loud
Right in my ear
Like the most annoying alarm.
“Time to get up.”
He yips.
“I am starving.”
I just want to sleep
Roll over and never get up.
“Feed me, I am so hungry.”
Whether my body is tired or it is fully awake,
Whether grief and guilt weigh me down or joy keeps me as light as a feather,
I still find needed comfort with you, my friend.
You keep things simple,
You step over the threshold of your front door,
A little nose peaks through the crack of the door before you open it,
Those big brown eyes smiling at you once you step in.
Their tail happily wagging and a wiggling butt,
The days can only get tougher
And life can only get harder-
But when I walk in the door and am greeted by your excitement-
My day can only get better,
And my smile can only get brighter.
They told me you were dangerous
But I knew differently
Not danger, but pain is what I could see
You had been beaten and abused
You had been torn and used
But now you're safe with me
My dog really loves to be scratched
On his ears and head
Oscar, so cute, he makes me happy
My brave knight is but a simple peasant.
Swift he is not upon the earthen ground.
The chambers he keeps aren’t very pleasant.
His stomach is more than a little round.
my dog lani
had a hernia on her stomach
she spent a lot of time crying
now she spends her time wreaking havoc
on our brand new carpet--and it's my dad who's crying
my dog lani
In my town
Animals are left behind
By visitors who "forgot"
The giant dog from their back seat
Or the cat that sits on their shoulders
As if they were merely a toy
Or a trinket
Or a shirt
Big and black,
white under neck,
white on paws and under belly,
furry and warm,
smells like feathers.
Always sleeping,
always licking,
meticulously cleaning fur.
Laying on my bed,
I have a dog, or rather, we have eachother
Shes the best dog in the world
I don't know what I would do without her
She comes to me when I cry
It dosn't matter why
Shes there and lets me hug her
Every morning starts with your gentle touch
It makes me so happy because i love you so much
We leave the bedroom and head down the stairs
But you're holding on tight so I have no reason to be scared
i still find your hairs on my pillow and i stillthink of you when i open the doori still manage to worry if i've left any papers on my floori still sneeze as much as i didwhen you were around
My dog, mine. My life disrupted, my space invaded.
No! Down! My nerves a wreck.
Come here, you hungry? I love you.
Pee on the floor,hair everywhere, stupid dog.
Winter is a slippery time for walking
My clunky boots skate along the ice
The temperature is chillingly shocking
On this adventure, I’ve only fallen twice
Spring blooms of bright scented flowers
You had my heart from the first moment I saw you.
You played with my long hair for at least an hour while I held you in my arms.
You cried the whole way home but I sang to you to calm your fears.
I was so sure, yet so afraid.
I was right but also wrong.
My heart so big, but my home so small.
My time so limited by needs to be met and selfish desires.
Pigs, chickens, cows, and goats.
Products on my shelf.
Unable to speak as I rip off thier coats.
Flopping ears and sagging jaws
I bolt across a field after the rabbit
Digging holes with my big paws
Laying on the grass in the warm sun
I sleep and dream and snore
This life is full of naps and fun
Hundreds of children
All yelling with glee
Come running inside
With much to see.
I sit here,
Scared and alone,
Does it make you feel strong or are you just incapable
Of putting yourself in someone else’s position?
Do you feel big and bad when innocence squirms?
When you force pure love into submission?
I noticed you leave as it rained yesterdayWiping the last of your paw prints awayI joined with the sky as the heavy drops fellNow my windshield is bare and my heart is as wellI got home from school and waited for you
I miss fighting with you to see your 'I told you so smile" I know I wont see it for awhile I miss the look in your eye when you know what you're doing You always do whatever you want to
Why are you crying?
I'm still here,
I'm still alive,
Still panting,
Still loving.
Do you remember?
When I could swim?
When I could jump?
When I could run?
fingers run down your coat.
a hand strokes your side.
you retain nothing.
where’s the love I once felt pouring from your skin?
you aren’t absorbing the love I’m rubbing to your bone.
move, baby, look at me.
My friend,
I have stayed with you until the end
This decade we had
Me, you, Mom, and Dad
The loving licks on my face
Will somehow replace
The tears on it right now
The bag of chow
(A gentle touch of comfort is what he brings to me. A glimpes of hope is what she give me. Unlimited love and affection is what they offer. Her concerned eyes waiting to connect with mine. He waits for a forever home.
Standing at the door with tears to the floor
Memories of Lou come rushing some more
Once on a sunny day a little lost soul came my way
With love and care I earned his trust
and soon he was apart of us
The words unspoken between me and you, They have the same depth as a city pool. I wait and wait as time flies bye, Thinking about a life full of memories that you left behind.
He's big
He's lazy
He's old
He's crazy
His fur is soft
His mouth is slobbery
He can be sweet and cuddly
and yet stop a burglery
He's all these things, and many more
My family brought me home cradled in their arms.They cuddled me and smiled at me and said I was full of charm.They played with me and laughed with me and showered me with toys.
No one feels the pain I feel. No one gets how much it hurts to lose a friend that you've grown up with. A friend that you hung out with that morning before they were gone. He was always there, and I never questioned it.
You're always there to dry my tears
Kiss my nose and bite my ears
I can go to you when I need to talk
And you're always up for an evening walk.
My secrets I can rely on you to keep.
Sugar’s eyes are like a vivid love story.
Sugar’s heart is like a forever rhyme.
Even though life was full of woe and worry,
Those memories will survive even time.
As I stepped outside
from my cool home into the heat,
the bright light made me squint
my eyes, and I called out his name...
You smell so good when you walk by me.
You ignore me and keep walking as you always do.
Your beautifully pressed white coat and shinning shoes
Walk past me kicking some snow in my face.
