timmy's poetry - 8. Dogs

Emotional... made me think of those canine friends who spent their lives next to me, Rex, Oscar, Madi, and Ripley - yeah, we had a dog called Ripley (a Lurcher).

On 02/08/2017 02:26 AM, William King said:

Emotional... made me think of those canine friends who spent their lives next to me, Rex, Oscar, Madi, and Ripley - yeah, we had a dog called Ripley (a Lurcher).

I am emotional this morning ...missing my Ripley. We've been watching Paul O'Grady's: For the Love of Dogs .. and we've a growing fondness for lurchers..thanks for the review, William xo

On 02/08/2017 02:28 AM, Valkyrie said:

It's lovely, tim. Animals are such a special part of life. You could sub cats, horses, or whatever furkid in your poem. It's a universal sentiment. I miss my cats that have passed so much.

I guess you could .. only ever had one pet...but i'm sure you do miss them. Hard whatever they are.

thanks Val xo

Wow, what a wonderful poem. Masterful too in its use of metre, I might add. I mention it because it's hard for me to believe only a little while ago you were self-continuous about learning the traditional flow of formed poetry. But now, you feel it in your heartbeat, and it shows in wonderfully effortless verse like this one.

As for the message *wipes a tear* it's beautiful. The shortness of their lives compared to ours is probably the only down side to living with a canine companion. But still...they give their all to us for the time we have them.

Thanks for writing and posting this. Mega hugs!

Beautiful, tim. It made me emotional in a good way. I love the last line especially... it sums it up perfectly. Mallory thanks you too... xoxoxo

"Dogs are love - simplified" That they are. They love with such single-minded devotion. I still miss our Princess even after a year.

What a lovely and loving tribute to all those missing companions. Doesn't seem to matter how long they've been gone or whether another has come to fill their place the memories linger.
Thank you for this.

Hi tim, wonderful poem! You summed it all up, what dogs or other pets mean to us.
Call me sentimental, but I visited the place, were we buried my dog over twenty years ago, when we were on holidays last week. (Because he died there during a stay.)

Wonderful homage tim. Truer words could not have been better written. I know it will be hard for a long while, but I have no doubt I will feel her love always...

Thanks for for writing this tim, for all of us and for you..

You write a simple, deeply powerful poem. A dog as love, simplified. I cannot think of a better way to describe so many of the dogs I have known - large, small, languid or energetic. I am especially taken by the empty space you describe; the form not there in body, but in our hearts and minds always. Thank you.

On 02/08/2017 09:16 AM, Parker Owens said:

You write a simple, deeply powerful poem. A dog as love, simplified. I cannot think of a better way to describe so many of the dogs I have known - large, small, languid or energetic. I am especially taken by the empty space you describe; the form not there in body, but in our hearts and minds always. Thank you.

Thanks Parker. Lots of people say they feel the weight of the dog on the bed, snuggled against them.. but there's nothing there. Is there? I dont know. Is because we're used to it or something otherworldly .. don't know. I know what id like it to be.

Thanks Parker... tim xxoxo

On 02/08/2017 08:33 AM, Defiance19 said:

Wonderful homage tim. Truer words could not have been better written. I know it will be hard for a long while, but I have no doubt I will feel her love always...

 

Thanks for for writing this tim, for all of us and for you..

Be a year in mid april .. still tears me apart thinking about him too much. Just needed to say something.. you're welcome.

tim xxoxo

On 02/08/2017 06:50 AM, Lyssa said:

Hi tim, wonderful poem! You summed it all up, what dogs or other pets mean to us.

Call me sentimental, but I visited the place, were we buried my dog over twenty years ago, when we were on holidays last week. (Because he died there during a stay.)

Yeah i think id be the same, but ripley's little tiny urn sits in the livingroom .. with a pine cone next to it. Thanks for your lovely comments, Lyssa... xoxo

On 02/08/2017 06:31 AM, dughlas said:

What a lovely and loving tribute to all those missing companions. Doesn't seem to matter how long they've been gone or whether another has come to fill their place the memories linger.

Thank you for this.

They do .. thank you dugh for the lovely comments... hugs

tim xxo

On 02/08/2017 05:31 AM, LitLover said:

"Dogs are love - simplified" That they are. They love with such single-minded devotion. I still miss our Princess even after a year.

That's so true, LL .. they do. Year in April for me ... part of me wants to rescue one... just dont know if i can.

Thanks Lit oxxoxo

On 02/08/2017 04:40 AM, Headstall said:

Beautiful, tim. It made me emotional in a good way. I love the last line especially... it sums it up perfectly. Mallory thanks you too... xoxoxo

Thanks Gary ... hugs. It's hard .. been a mess today. Thanks for your comments .. hugs for Mallory.

xoxoxo

On 02/08/2017 03:08 AM, AC Benus said:

Wow, what a wonderful poem. Masterful too in its use of metre, I might add. I mention it because it's hard for me to believe only a little while ago you were self-continuous about learning the traditional flow of formed poetry. But now, you feel it in your heartbeat, and it shows in wonderfully effortless verse like this one.

 

As for the message *wipes a tear* it's beautiful. The shortness of their lives compared to ours is probably the only down side to living with a canine companion. But still...they give their all to us for the time we have them.

 

Thanks for writing and posting this. Mega hugs!

Thank you AC. I remember trying to sort out metre, but it's second nature now mostly. Often a line pops out perfectly but often they don't, so have to work to make them fit and still say what i want them too xxxoo. Maybe one day i'll be ready for another dog...maybe

thanks for everything xoxox

A great tribute to those lost souls. I can feel the attachment those little creatures build with us. I know the pain of loosing them. I just lost a cat yesterday.

A simply written beautiful poem...

~Emi.

On 02/08/2017 08:14 PM, Emi GS said:

A great tribute to those lost souls. I can feel the attachment those little creatures build with us. I know the pain of loosing them. I just lost a cat yesterday.

 

A simply written beautiful poem...

 

~Emi.

Hugs Emi! Sorry about your cat! They do find a place in our hearts!

Thank you for the lovely comments!

tim xoxo

On 02/09/2017 09:57 AM, Reader1810 said:

Straight from your where Ripley will live forever.

Lovely acknowledgement to our furry friends.

Thank you Reader .. wanted to write something to remember all our dogs.. thanks..

tim xo

A wonderful tribute.

On 02/19/2017 06:17 AM, Caz Pedroso said:

A wonderful tribute.

 

Thanks Cazzie ... soooo when you getting a puppy??? We're thinking about a rescue... don't know 100% yet.

Thanks for reading ...

This really made me sad...Just last year on 17th June...my chiki (my doggy) died