| After a lilac bush, a truck
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NicMichaels
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for Little Man 1996-2010
| like silk, blood washes better in cold water | 1 |
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you were | 2 |
just faster in your old legs this morning, | 3 |
butterfly jeweled by spring | 4 |
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we split a biscuit, and i gave you | 5 |
most of the butter - | 6 |
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swallowed your last breath together | 7 |
spent-oxgen-red, cocooned | 8 |
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5 Jun 10 |
Rated 9.2 (9.2) by 15 users.
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Tender, lovely...Love L3 and L5-6.
Would you mind providing a bit of reference for better understanding?
— sybarite
Nice poem.
Tittle works well.
5-6 made me smile.
8 made me a little sad.
— Quen
Heart wrenching
— psychofemale
so sad, but this is a lovely tribute to a faithful companion!
— Tandisol
..and thanks to Tandisol's comment, I have clued in to what this is about.
Sometimes I have moments completely without illumination!
Still a lovely, poignant piece.
— sybarite
OMG... :-( Reminds me of when one of MY faithful companions passed. I was in the vet's office where he was euthanized. (He was "Spook," a big, beautiful, 29lb. black kitty.) I held him face to face and swallowed HIS last breath. This is beautiful and very sad piece. The whole thing is a masterpiece. xo
— starr
This is almost too sad to read. I have put off reading this since I didn't want to know but it's exquisite, completely good. Just as sad as I expected. It made me want my dead cat to be alive when I get home. She sometimes visits by making just one of my vertical blinds wave. It's cool but a little distracting!
Good write.
— Isabelle5
Don't be sad, Isabellicious. As you always tell me, "She and HE are still with me." Same for YOU TOO! Miss Fluff is still with you, babygirl. xo
— starr
I know and I can still feel Katy jump onto my bed but not as often as she used to. Thanks, Starry man!
— Isabelle5
It's sad though, honey. I know. I miss my "Boobs" every single day for 4 years now; still sleep with her ashes tucked under my chin where she used 2 have her little head. They're still with us somehow. :-(
— starr
Nic, the title didn't even impact me at first until I read the poem and critted it. Fitting beyond fitting and my condolences. :-( xo
— starr
Thank you everybody for reading and commenting and sharing yours. I think maybe we miss these guys because they are born knowing how to love, and we spend a lifetime learning and unlearning that. Thanks again.
— NicMichaels
I just adopted. Though I seem to have a high allergic reaction to her so I am uncertain if it will work out. That is a terrible feeling as believe dogs are amazing companions and have missed having one. She is a sweetheart too. Going to try some over-counter generic Claritin to see if I can manage.
A compact write. L4 is the gem. Though the rest works.
I question 'cocooned' in L9, but then again, on other reads it doesn't seem so glaring.
I thought I read this before June 5th? Post & Re-Post maybe? Did you edit? Or am I just imagining things? (Wouldn't be the first time.)
— OldShoe
What a lovely, lovely tribute. L 1 sets the tone, L 4 is as good as it gets and lines 7 and 8 are heartwrenching to say the least--a beautifully written piece.
I posted a poem a while ago titled "Molly" that deals with the grief of losing my four-legged friend but it's no way near as good as this.
— PaulS
Thank you everybody for reading and commenting and sharing yours. I think maybe we miss these guys because they are born knowing how to love, and we spend a lifetime learning and unlearning that. Thanks again.
God, your new husband's a very blessed man. I hope HE realizes this TOO.
You're intoxicatingly beautiful, Nic. :-O
— starr
Excellent read. L5-6 make it a love song.
— Greybird
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— unknown
well, maybe i'm blind but i can't seem to see any research, perhaps that's the key to good writing. an instinctive gift for storytelling, nic delights us with the minimum amount of plot he can get away with and still functions within the parameters of poetry. wonderfully vague.
— manuka
I thought nic micheals was a he.
— unknown
this is great in a broke back sort of way.
— unknown
by the lilac bush is where my childhood friend lays sleeping.
— ghost
^ ?
I showed this to my friend the other night.
I left out swallowed.
I think only the best poems come with loss.
More tee - woods.
— Quen
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— unknown
Yeah sorry, i was drunk-ish
But it was the first poem i printed and kept close-ish
ok, well it did go back to the library inside Michale Ryan
"shoot first"
opps.
— Quen
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— unknown
beautiful
— unknown
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— unknown
Nothing typical about this and yet nothing obscure
a pleasure to read is all i have to say
— unknown
I really like this alot.
— Empty
That last line, so unexpected, and yet...a snug fit.
— aurelius
Haven't I already mentioned how touching this is? I thought I had! Wonderfully emotional and loving.
— jharrison
I have a very old dog. I could barely read this. Made me sob, actually. Kudos -- very lovely.
— JaneyJane
# 3 on the top, good for you! (Not that ratings count but #3! yay!)
— Isabelle5
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