Monday, December 18, 2017

Dog Heaven: A Sonnet

The other day I placed a call to Mike
I asked him how it was up there in Heaven
He said he’d found so many things to like
He’s fallen for a Schnauzer who's named Bevin

His brother Duffy then got on the phone 
Heaven’s proving swell for Duffy too
Each morning he awakes to find a bone 
Plus shoes and glasses and other stuff to chew

I mourn the dogs’ departure every day 
They were the very keystone of my life 
It helps a tiny bit with my dismay
To tell myself they’re fine in afterlife 

I’m sad I’ll never have a dog again
Perhaps that’s why I dream of times back then



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