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Dark Stranger
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0 posted 2011-05-19 01:22 PM

she remembers how playful was
when it was the tail on a puppy end
being chased like there were two in one

and the prairie grass afternoons too
getting lost in the invisible for hours
til the smell of chicken made her tall again

she remembers dad and his shovel tool
how it put old dogs under the ground
and left her empty in her heart bottom

she has been there on occasional days
to bury her two husbands and her only son
from the viet nam empty place sixties

says she has kept some earth for her soul
since she hopes to follow them soon
but for now she is at the county pound

just to find a few last days of playful

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daark

Alison

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1 posted 2011-05-20 01:45 AM

quote:
she remembers how playful was
when it was the tail on a puppy end
being chased like there were two in one

and the prairie grass afternoons too
getting lost in the invisible for hours
til the smell of chicken made her tall again

she remembers dad and his shovel tool
how it put old dogs under the ground
and left her empty in her heart bottom

she has been there on occasional days
to bury her two husbands and her only son
from the viet nam empty place sixties

says she has kept some earth for her soul
since she hopes to follow them soon
but for now she is at the county pound

just to find a few last days of playful

I can't find a favorit part, but I don't want to leave any part behind either. What a woman! I want to grow up just like her someday.

xoxoxo
Ali-san

Dark Stranger
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West Coast

2 posted 2011-05-20 05:43 AM

ms ali-san...they call her the dog lady..but she is cool..thanks babe

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

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Eternity

3 posted 2011-05-20 06:33 AM

I have read this already several times and it makes me want to reach out to hug this woman, to look into her eyes, where her long life story reflects, maybe to caress her wrinkled cheeks and to share some of those last days of playful.

A masterful piece of poetry that settles in the "heart bottom".

Love,
Margherita

keenshot
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since 2011-05-20

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4 posted 2011-05-20 06:50 AM

a good one... thumbs up ^_^

Balladeer

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5 posted 2011-05-20 06:55 AM

Three dogs in my back yard, along with a cat and 4 mice. I hear her...

Another piece that makes me want to toss my pens away.....you're the man, man.

Dark Stranger
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6 posted 2011-05-20 07:59 AM

ms mar...thanks lady friend...she don't talk much about her story...just pets the dogs and calls them little gods..

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keenshot, thank you and welcome to the bluezoo

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thanks so much deer' keep your pens amigo...we need to keep armed!!

Angel4aKing
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since 2006-09-27

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USA

7 posted 2011-05-25 10:57 PM

"she remembers dad and his shovel tool
how it put old dogs under the ground
and left her empty in her heart bottom"

Awww sad....made my heart bottom skip a beat ...

"just to find a few last days of playful"

very adorable poetry from you!!!!

~~~kingsangel~~~

Dark Stranger
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West Coast

8 posted 2011-05-26 05:50 AM

thanks babe

ebonygirl
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9 posted 2011-08-02 06:36 PM

Enjoyed your poem, Dark,
Ms. e

Dark Stranger
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10 posted 2011-08-02 07:02 PM

Thanks ms E. You are a welcome blessing.

Prasad Nataraj
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Bangalore,India

11 posted 2011-08-03 06:45 AM

Fine writing, Dark. The imagery clearly registers in the mind.

"and the prairie grass afternoons too
getting lost in the invisible for hours
til the smell of chicken made her tall again." Very much what they do.

"The secret behind survival of mankind is kindness and love within our hearts"

Dark Stranger
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12 posted 2011-08-03 07:57 AM

thanks prasad

miscellanea
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13 posted 2011-08-03 12:50 PM

Writing that digs in...

Miscellanea

Dark Stranger
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14 posted 2011-08-03 01:01 PM

Thanks Misc'

suthern

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15 posted 2011-08-05 02:47 PM

I've read many of your poems... but this one is in a league of its own... and going straight into my library. *S* Terrific write that touched this heart deeply!

Dark Stranger
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16 posted 2011-08-05 04:11 PM

ms suthern...I do enjoy touching your heart..thanks sweet lady!

Martie

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17 posted 2011-08-05 06:34 PM

Dark...Sometimes you see right through, into the places kept for special, with much respect. Thanks for this one.

Dark Stranger
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West Coast

18 posted 2011-08-05 06:36 PM

Sweet neighborlady. I adore your glances. You are special with your thoughts.

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